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Isshinsai Masanao
Daruma Emerging from Scrollearly 19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke in the shape of an unrolled scroll, with a relief-carved figure with exaggerated facial features holding a brush, warm chestnut-brown tone with deep shadows in recessed areas

Isshinsai Masanao, Daruma Emerging from Scroll, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Isshinsai Masanao
Title
Daruma Emerging from Scroll
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in. (4.6 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.270
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.