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Unknown
Chinese Mandarin18th century

Not on view
Amber or resin sculpture of a standing robed male figure with a wide-brimmed hat and long beard, hands clasped at chest, deep reddish-brown with translucent orange highlights

Unknown, Chinese Mandarin, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Chinese Mandarin
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
4 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 15/16 in. (12.5 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • 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.
  • Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.