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Ogawa Usen
Mythical Creature: Kappa20th century

Not on view
Ink and watercolor drawing on gray-white paper of a four-armed fantastical creature with clawed hands and feet, a colorful mask-like head, and a pale circular aura of brushstrokes, with a Japanese signature and red seal at lower right

Ogawa Usen, Mythical Creature: Kappa, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ogawa Usen
Title
Mythical Creature: Kappa
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 8 3/4 x 7 11/16 in. (22.3 x 19.6 cm); Paper: 10 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. (25.9 x 23.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda
Accession Number
M.80.217.42
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art