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Collections

Kanshōsai
Inrō, Ojime, and Netsukelate 18th-early 19th century

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Artist or Maker
Kanshōsai
Title
Inrō, Ojime, and Netsuke
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Inrō: lacquer on substrate, sprinkled gold flecks and carbon; Ojime: metal; Netsuke: wood
Dimensions
Inro: 3 3/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/16 in. (8.57 × 4.76 × 2.7 cm) Ojime: 3/4 × 5/8 × 1/2 in. (1.91 × 1.59 × 1.27 cm) Netsuke: 1 7/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (3.65 × 4.6 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.316
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.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: J/K." International Netsuke Society Journal 29, no.4 (2009): 14-19.