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Unknown
Weird Face19th century

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with egg-shaped form, high-gloss burnt orange and russet glaze with amber streaks, two circular openings with raised collars and radiating incised lines

Unknown, Weird Face, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Weird Face
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Gourd with lacquer, metal and other inlays
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.9 x 3.3 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.248
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.
  • 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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.3 (1985): 12-15.