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Jokasai III
Bodhisattva Monju and Chinese Lion (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)late 18th - early 19th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inro with dark ground, decorated in gold maki-e with a shishi lion-dog amid swirling clouds, magenta braided cord

Jokasai III, Bodhisattva Monju and Chinese Lion (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), late 18th - early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jokasai III
Title
Bodhisattva Monju and Chinese Lion (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th - early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Gold takamakie and gray and black lacquer on togidashi ground of gold dust on black lacquer; [ojime] wood with red lacquer; [netsuke] marine ivory with inlays
Dimensions
a) inro: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 13/16 in. (7.3 × 4.8 × 2 cm) b) ojime: 13/16 × 9/16 × 11/16 in. (2 × 1.5 × 1.7 cm) c) netsuke: 13/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 in. (2.1 × 4.8 × 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.338a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art