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Unknown
Angellate 19th century

Not on view
Small oval netsuke carved in ivory or bone, honey and amber toned, with a relief-carved female figure holding grape clusters, a cornucopia behind her, and scrolling foliage below

Unknown, Angel, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Angel
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi; manjū type
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. (4.7 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.30
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • 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.

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