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Ryūgyoku
Dance of Ranryōō from Bugaku19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone netsuke of a standing theatrical figure with bulging eyes and open mouth, intricate incised surface decoration in parchment-brown tones, surmounted by a small animal head

Ryūgyoku, Dance of Ranryōō from Bugaku, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Albert G. Wassenich, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ryūgyoku
Japan, active 1789-1829
Title
Dance of Ranryōō from Bugaku
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining
Dimensions
Height: 2 in. (5.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert G. Wassenich
Accession Number
34.13.386
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art