Ryūkei I
Melanesian Drummerlate 18th-early 19th century

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Artist or Maker: Ryūkei I
Japan, active late 18th-early 19th century
Title: Melanesian Drummer
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: late 18th-early 19th century
Period: Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium: Wood with inlays
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (9.5 x 3.2 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.142
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.
Davey, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection. Revised edition. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1982
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.
Meinertzhagen, Frederick. The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B. George Lazarnick, ed. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1986.

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Ryūkei I
Japan, active late 18th-early 19th century
Title: Melanesian Drummer
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: late 18th-early 19th century
Period: Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium: Wood with inlays
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (9.5 x 3.2 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.142
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.
Davey, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection. Revised edition. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1982
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.
Meinertzhagen, Frederick. The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B. George Lazarnick, ed. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc., 1986.