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Kokeisai Sanshō
Entertainer Playing Turtlelate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Small carved netsuke or vessel in honey-brown tones combining a turtle form with a human figure; the domed shell is carved in a woven basket pattern, with a human head, hands, and feet emerging from the edges
Artist or Maker
Kokeisai Sanshō
Japan, 1871-1936
Title
Entertainer Playing Turtle
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Wood, ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 13/16 x 15/16 in. (6.0 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.234
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.