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Unknown
Seal18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of an upright animal figure with inset dark stone eyes, chestnut-brown surface with visible cracks and tool marks

Unknown, Seal, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Seal
Culture
Ainu People
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 1 x 1 9/16 in. (8.9 x 2.5 x 4.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.204
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.

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