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Seiōbo: Queen Mother of the West18th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned carved figure of a standing robed person with topknot hairstyle, smiling face, and scrolling robe hem, with incised details in dark brown
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Seiōbo: Queen Mother of the West
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
3 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 13/16 in. (8.1 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.11
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Madden, Odile. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 2." International Nestuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 24-35.
  • Atchely, Virginia. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.1 (1985): 11-18.