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Collections

Katsuyama
Rakan; A Principle Disciple of the Buddha in a Monk's Begging Bowl19th century

Not on view
Small circular sculpture, possibly ceramic, with a dark brown ring framing a painted clay figure of a bare-chested person with open mouth and striped garment, viewed from above

Katsuyama, Rakan; A Principle Disciple of the Buddha in a Monk's Begging Bowl, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Katsuyama
Japan, active 19th century
Title
Rakan; A Principle Disciple of the Buddha in a Monk's Begging Bowl
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Glazed pottery
Dimensions
1 7/16 x 5/8 in. (3.6 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.72
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.