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Collections

Sanko
Seiōbō: Queen Mother of the Westlate-18th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone netsuke of a standing robed figure with elaborate headdress, one arm raised, holding peach-like fruits, with engraved detail and warm brown staining in recesses

Sanko, Seiōbō: Queen Mother of the West, late-18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sanko
Title
Seiōbō: Queen Mother of the West
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late-18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
3 x 1 7/16 x 15/16 in. (7.6 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.117
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.3 (1985): 12-15.