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Anonymous Folk Artist
Tiny Man on Toy Monkey's Back19th century

Not on view
Small ceramic vessel modeled as a seated human figure with a glossy amber-brown glaze, spherical body, drawn-up knees, and a wide grinning face with incised features

Anonymous Folk Artist, Tiny Man on Toy Monkey's Back, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous Folk Artist
Title
Tiny Man on Toy Monkey's Back
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Wood with lacquer
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (5.8 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.133
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Goodall, Hollis, Virginia G. Atchley, Neil K. Davey, Christine Drosse, Sebastian Izzard, Odile Madden, and Robert T. Singer. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc.; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.
  • 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.