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Attributed to Gechū
Dog18th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke carved as a seated dog, head tilted upward, body covered in deeply incised swirling fur pattern stained amber-brown in the recesses
Artist or Maker
Attributed to Gechū
Title
Dog
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. (5.7 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.94
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Inr¯o Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inr¯o and Lacquer. New York: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1979.
  • 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.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.

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