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Collections

Yoshihide (Hōshū)
Rakan: A Principle Disciple of the Buddhaearly 20th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of a bearded male figure with tightly coiled hair and a crown, arms folded beneath a draped robe with deeply carved, flaring folds at the base
Artist or Maker
Yoshihide (Hōshū)
Japan, active late 19th-early 20th century
Title
Rakan: A Principle Disciple of the Buddha
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 15/16 × 13/16 × 3/4 in. (4.92 × 2.06 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.175
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.