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Collections

Kiyokatsu
Kettle with Pine Design and Lion-Head Handlesearly 19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory-toned lidded vessel with pitted surface texture, decorated in low relief with chrysanthemum blossoms, branching limbs, and a grotesque mask cartouche; flat disk lid with ribbed knob
Artist or Maker
Kiyokatsu
Japan, active early to mid-19th century
Title
Kettle with Pine Design and Lion-Head Handles
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. (3.8 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.272a-b
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.