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Collections

School of Nagai Rantei
Itinerant Entertainersmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or stag antler netsuke of two robed figures, one holding a fan and raised cloth, the other cradling a drum, both with open mouths and deeply carved features
Artist or Maker
School of Nagai Rantei
Title
Itinerant Entertainers
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
1 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in. (3.4 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.123
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.
  • 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. The Inr¯o Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inr¯o and Lacquer. New York: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1979.