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Aoki Mokubei
Meditating Rakan, A Principle Disciple of the Buddhalate 18th-early 19th century

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Small dark bronze sculpture of a seated robed figure with a tall elongated head, deeply carved beard, and gold inlaid rings and bead details

Aoki Mokubei, Meditating Rakan, A Principle Disciple of the Buddha, late 18th-early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Aoki Mokubei
Title
Meditating Rakan, A Principle Disciple of the Buddha
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Kyoto ware; black pottery, rosary glazed gold
Dimensions
2 × 1 × 1 1/8 in. (5.08 × 2.54 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.141
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.
  • 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. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.