Ryūkō
Confronting Dragonsmid-19th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Ryūkō
Title: Confronting Dragons
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: mid-19th century
Medium: Ivory with staining, sumi; ryūsa type
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in. (4.2 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.87.263.39
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
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.