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Collections

Masayoshi
Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke19th century

Not on view
Carved wood Japanese inrō with relief landscape scene, connected by purple braided cord to a shishi netsuke toggle and oval ojime bead
Japanese inrō, dark lacquered case with densely carved landscape scene featuring trees, water, and mountains; connected by purple braided cord to a round ojime bead and a carved netsuke depicting a shishi lion figure atop a decorative base.

Masayoshi, Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Masayoshi
Title
Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Tonkotsu: cherry wood (sakura) cut from a single block and buffalo horn (suigyu) loops; tonkotsu type; Ojime: carved nut; Netsuke: wood
Dimensions
Tonkotsu: 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9 x 7.4 x 4.4 cm); Ojime: 7/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. (2.1 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm); Netsuke: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (4.6 x 4 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.311
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.