Dōraku
Young Emperor Shun as a Confucian Paragon with Blind Fatherearly 19th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Dōraku
Title: Young Emperor Shun as a Confucian Paragon with Blind Father
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: early 19th century
Period: Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium: Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in. (4.8 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.91.250.197
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: 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.