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Collections

Kimura Jukkyoku
Inrō, Ojime, and Netsuke18th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inrō with gold-relief figural decoration of a robed figure and shishi lion-dog, connected by a braided purple cord to an ivory-toned netsuke of a man riding a shishi
Black lacquer inrō of four stacked compartments, threaded on a braided purple cord with a gold bead ojime; a gilt metal figure of a running warrior decorates the front face. Attached netsuke depicts a gilt figure of a man seated atop a shishi lion-dog.

Kimura Jukkyoku, Inrō, Ojime, and Netsuke, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kimura Jukkyoku
Japan, early to mid-18th century
Title
Inrō, Ojime, and Netsuke
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Inrō: lacquer on substrate with mother-of-pearl inlays, pewter; Ojime: mother-of-pearl; Netsuke: marine ivory
Dimensions
Inrō: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 (6.5 x 5.7 x 2.2 cm); Ojime: 1/2 x 1/2 in. (1.3 x 1.3 cm); Netsuke: 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (3.6 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.313
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.