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Owllate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Small polished wood carving of a standing owl with incised feather-scale texture and deeply carved circular eyes, viewed straight on

Unknown, Owl, late 18th-early 19th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Owl
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (5.1 x 3.0 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.160
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • 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.

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