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Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Bundle of Firewoodfirst half of 20th century

Not on view
Small carved and painted decorative object in the form of a bundle of firewood logs bound with a twisted rope, in amber and dark brown tones

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō), Bundle of Firewood, first half of 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Japan, 1879-1943
Title
Bundle of Firewood
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
first half of 20th century
Medium
Boxwood with staining, sumi, inlay
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (4.9 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.90.186.12
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2. 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.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
  • Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.