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Hōkkyō Sessai
Ashinaga Applying Moxa Treatmentmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of a grimacing imp-like figure sprawled over a rounded log, polished reddish-brown with deep carved detail

Hōkkyō Sessai, Ashinaga Applying Moxa Treatment, mid- to late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hōkkyō Sessai
Title
Ashinaga Applying Moxa Treatment
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 5/8 x 3/4 in. (5.0 x 1.5 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.145
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: A." International Netsuke Society Journal 27, no.3 (2007): 58-63.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: L." International Netsuke Society Journal 30, no.1 (2010): 34-39.