Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Kappa Water Imp with Cucumbers in Head BowlDecember 1978

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Artist or Maker: Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title: Kappa Water Imp with Cucumbers in Head Bowl
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: December 1978
Period: Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium: Boxwood with inlays
Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (6.3 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.141
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Masatoshi and Raymond Bushell. The Art of Netsuke Carving. San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
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.
Copyright: © artist or artist's estate

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title: Kappa Water Imp with Cucumbers in Head Bowl
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: December 1978
Period: Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium: Boxwood with inlays
Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (6.3 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.141
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Masatoshi and Raymond Bushell. The Art of Netsuke Carving. San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
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.