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Okakoto
Two Quailfirst half of 19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone netsuke of two birds with scaled feather texture, one large bird rising behind a smaller one nestled at its side

Okakoto, Two Quail, first half of 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. G. W. Mead, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Okakoto
Title
Two Quail
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
first half of 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Width: 1 3/8 in. (3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. G. W. Mead
Accession Number
M.59.35.24
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.