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Collections

Ozaki Kokusai
Stylized Mask of a Rakan; A Principle Disciple of the Buddhamid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone netsuke carved with a grimacing demon face, featuring large spiral-form brows, wide eyes with drilled pupils, and bared teeth, rendered in dark incised lines
Artist or Maker
Ozaki Kokusai
Title
Stylized Mask of a Rakan; A Principle Disciple of the Buddha
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Stag antler with inlays
Dimensions
1 x 13/16 x 9/16 in. (2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.222
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.