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Collections

Kanbayashi Seisen (Rakushiken)
Tiger Dolllate 19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone netsuke of a seated monkey, amber and honey-brown with dark incised lines suggesting fur, viewed from the front-left
Artist or Maker
Kanbayashi Seisen (Rakushiken)
Title
Tiger Doll
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Tea-bush wood
Dimensions
2 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (5.0 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.132
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part III. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.