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Chinese Lion Guarding the Jewel of the Buddha18th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke carved as a shishi guardian lion crouching over a smooth ball, with deeply incised fur texture and warm honey-brown patina

Unknown, Chinese Lion Guarding the Jewel of the Buddha, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Chinese Lion Guarding the Jewel of the Buddha
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
2 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in. (5.4 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.224
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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 Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.