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Collections

Eisai
Demon Soliciting Almslate 19th century

Not on view
Japanese mixed-metal decorative disk inset into a marigold-amber ivory ring, with raised relief of a demon figure with gold horns, wide eyes, and open fanged mouth
Artist or Maker
Eisai
Title
Demon Soliciting Alms
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Mixed-metal disk, ivory bowl; kagamibuta type
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 11/16 in. (4.9 x 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.75
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 1. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.
  • 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.