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Attributed to Hara Yōyūsai
Actor's Mask (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)19th century

Not on view
Japanese inrō with gold lacquer moiré ground and dark figural scene, connected by braided cord to an ivory netsuke carved with clustered smiling faces

Attributed to Hara Yōyūsai, Actor's Mask (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Attributed to Hara Yōyūsai
Title
Actor's Mask (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
[inrō] Gold, black and gray hiramakie on togidashi ground of black and gold mokume lacquer; [ojime] mixed metals (shibuichi and silver) and gilt; [netsuke] ivory
Dimensions
a) inro: 2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 11/16 in. (5.9 × 4.9 × 1.8 cm) b) ojime: 9/16 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.5 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm) c) netsuke: 1 5/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/4 in. (3.4 × 3 × 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.355a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art