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Collections

Yoshimura Shūzan (follower of)
Handaka Sonja: Disciple of the Buddha with Dragonlate 18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of a bearded, bald man in flowing robes leaning forward and gripping a tall staff, with a polished honey-brown surface

Yoshimura Shūzan (follower of), Handaka Sonja: Disciple of the Buddha with Dragon, late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yoshimura Shūzan (follower of)
Title
Handaka Sonja: Disciple of the Buddha with Dragon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Soft wood with pigments
Dimensions
3 3/4 × 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 in. (9.53 × 3.65 × 3.65 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.90
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.