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Okamoto Garaku
Chinese Lion18th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke of a seated mythological lion-dog with open mouth, dense incised fur lines stained honey-brown, and dark inlaid eyes

Okamoto Garaku, Chinese Lion, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. G. W. Mead, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Okamoto Garaku
Title
Chinese Lion
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, inlays
Dimensions
3 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (4.0 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. G. W. Mead
Accession Number
M.59.35.16
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "The Pavilion of Japanese Art in Los Angeles." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 8, no.4 (1988): 18-25.