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Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke18th century

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Carved chestnut-brown purse with Greek key border and mythical lion in relief, suspended from a purple cord with a cream-colored netsuke toggle
Carved red lacquer inrō with a rectangular rounded form, scalloped border, and fret-pattern frame enclosing a seated robed figure amid scrolling clouds in relief; suspended on a dark purple cord with a small skull-shaped ojime bead and a cylindrical netsuke carved with a shishi figure and key-fret pattern.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Tonkotsu: cherry wood (sakura); Ojime: stag antler; Netsuke: ivory seal
Dimensions
Tonkotsu: 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (6.0 x 9.1 x 2.7 cm); Ojime: 5/8 x 5/8 in. (1.4 x 1.5 cm); Netsuke: 1 1/4 x 1 x 7/8 in. (3.1 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.310
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.