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Collections

Ishikawa Rensai
Chinese Lion on Cushionmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or antler netsuke in amber tones, oval dish form with a shishi lion-dog figure in high relief, deeply stained recessed details
Artist or Maker
Ishikawa Rensai
Title
Chinese Lion on Cushion
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Walrus tusk
Dimensions
1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 15/16 in. (3.7 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.90.186.5
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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 IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.