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Collections

Jobun
Master and Hungry Doglate 18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a seated bald man with hand raised to his open mouth, holding a small animal against his robed body, with a high-gloss chestnut-brown finish
Artist or Maker
Jobun
Title
Master and Hungry Dog
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.156
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.