Token
Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke19th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Token
Title: Tonkotsu, Ojime, and Netsuke
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: 19th century
Medium: Tonkotsu: Paulownia wood and inlaid cloisonné maple leaves; tonkotsu type, bombé form (interior ki-urushi [filtered raw lacquer]), signed Token (or Toshi); Ojime: Agate; Netsuke: Gourd with gold lacquer
Dimensions: Tonkotsu: 3 1/2 x 3 1/16 x 1 5/8 in. (8.8 x 7.7 x 4.1 cm); Ojime: 7/8 x 15/16 in. (2.1 x 2.3 cm); Netsuke: 2 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (6.4 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.312
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.