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Collections

Kankō
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares18th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned carved sculpture of a crouching shishi guardian lion with incised fur lines, scrolling cloud forms, and dark-stained detailing

Kankō, Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kankō
Title
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.4 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.154
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • Goodall, Hollis, Virginia G. Atchley, Neil K. Davey, Christine Drosse, Sebastian Izzard, Odile Madden, and Robert T. Singer. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc.; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.