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Collections

Kazuyoshi
Giraffe and Foreigners19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or antler netsuke of a standing deer or goat with three tiny human figures — one seated on its back, one standing at its side, one sitting beneath it

Kazuyoshi, Giraffe and Foreigners, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kazuyoshi
Title
Giraffe and Foreigners
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
1 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (3.0 x 5.0 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.119
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • 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. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part III. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.