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Unknown
Chinese Sageearly 19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or antler netsuke figure of a bald, bearded man hunched forward gripping an oversized bare foot, with honey-amber and deep brown patina, on a cylindrical base

Unknown, Chinese Sage, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Chinese Sage
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Stag antler
Dimensions
2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (6.2 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.221.4
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.