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Collections

Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Mask of a Rakan: A Principle Disciple of the BuddhaOctober 1978

Not on view
Small ivory or pale wood netsuke carved as a grimacing face with bulging eyes, a bulbous nose, furrowed brow, and curling lips exposing teeth
Artist or Maker
Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title
Mask of a Rakan: A Principle Disciple of the Buddha
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
October 1978
Medium
Ivory with light staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 1/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (5.4 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.213
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Masatoshi and Raymond Bushell. The Art of Netsuke Carving. San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Masks. San Francisco: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1985.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Masatoshi: Present Day Master Netsuke Carver in the Tokugawa Tradition. Tokyo: Mikimoto Pearl Co., 1982.
  • 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.