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Kirin and Immortal18th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Kirin and Immortal
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: 18th century
Period: Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium: Ivory with staining, sumi, red pigment
Dimensions: 2 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in. (7.2 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.91.250.102
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
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 Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.