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Unknown
Roosterearly 19th century

Not on view
Small jade or hardstone carving of a seated rooster with incised feather details, creamy tan body, and reddish-brown carved head with comb and wattles
Ivory netsuke of a rooster in a compact, rounded form, its tail arching dramatically overhead; finely incised feather details throughout, with amber-toned staining on the comb and wattle.

Unknown, Rooster, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Rooster
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with sumi, red pigment
Dimensions
1 7/16 x 1 x 1 3/4 in. (3.7 x 2.6 x 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.147
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • 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.
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.

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