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Kōgetsusai Naomasa
Kintarōsecond quarter of 19th century

Not on view
Small circular ivory netsuke carved in high relief with a crouching figure in a patterned robe, deep brown and cream tones, with stained hair and purple collar detail

Kōgetsusai Naomasa, Kintarō, second quarter of 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kōgetsusai Naomasa
Title
Kintarō
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
second quarter of 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, red pigment; manjū type
Dimensions
1 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 13/16 in. (4.76 × 4.76 × 2.06 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.24
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • Davey, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection. Revised edition. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1982
  • 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.
  • Komada, Makiko. Netsuke. Tokyo: Kadokawa, 2015.