Attributed to Miwa
Melanesian Drummerlate 18th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Attributed to Miwa
Japan, active 18th century
Title: Melanesian Drummer
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: late 18th century
Period: Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium: Red sandalwood with pigment, inlays
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 3/4 in. (13.3 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.271
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: 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.
Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.