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Kawahara Ryō
Maid Carrying Tai Fish in Basketearly 20th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke sculpture of a kneeling female figure in layered robes with engraved floral patterns, her dark hair styled in an elaborate updo, seen from behind

Kawahara Ryō, Maid Carrying Tai Fish in Basket, early 20th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kawahara Ryō
Japan, died circa 1942
Title
Maid Carrying Tai Fish in Basket
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, red pigment
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (4.7 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.296
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.