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Shunkōsai Chōgetsu
Tadamori and the Oil Monkmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Spherical ivory netsuke with engraved and ink-filled scene of struggling figures, aged to warm cream with a central cord-hole inlay
Ivory manju netsuke, spherical form with deeply carved and ink-stained relief scene depicting multiple figures including oni demons and a bound figure with rope, fine crosshatched and engraved surface details on cream-toned ivory with age patina.

Shunkōsai Chōgetsu, Tadamori and the Oil Monk, mid- to late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Shunkōsai Chōgetsu
Japan, 1826-1892
Title
Tadamori and the Oil Monk
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; manjū type
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (6.0 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.21
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. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Phillips, Phoebe, ed. The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973.