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Kaigyokusai Masatsugu
Raijin, God of Thundermid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Carved ivory netsuke, flattened disc form with two cord holes surrounded by chrysanthemum blooms, densely carved with pine, plum, and bamboo motifs, and a Japanese inscription
Circular ivory or bone netsuke-style box with deeply carved relief depicting a oni figure surrounded by swirling clouds and waves, with tomoe-patterned drums above; warm amber-toned surface with fine incised detail throughout.

Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Raijin, God of Thunder, mid- to late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kaigyokusai Masatsugu
Title
Raijin, God of Thunder
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining; manjū type
Dimensions
2 x 1/2 in. (5.1 x 1.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.34
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "Kaigyokusai: An Appreciation." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 12, no.4 (1992): 10-21.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: H." International Netsuke Society Journal 29, no.2 (2009): 50-55.