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Nobumasa
Frog on Pumpkinmid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved netsuke of a frog with amber belly and mottled brown back perched atop a ribbed, amber-toned gourd form

Nobumasa, Frog on Pumpkin, mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nobumasa
Title
Frog on Pumpkin
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Wood with staining, inlays
Dimensions
1 3/16 x 1 5/16 in. (3.0 x 3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.151
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 Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.3 (1985): 12-15.

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