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Ōhara Mitsuhiro
Raconteurmid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a squat, bald humanoid figure with inlaid eyes, deeply furrowed brow, and rounded, lobed body, viewed from the front

Ōhara Mitsuhiro, Raconteur, mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ōhara Mitsuhiro
Title
Raconteur
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.90.186.14
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Meinertzhagen, Frederick. The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A. George Lazarnick, ed. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc., 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.