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Unknown
Contortionist18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a figure in a deep backbend, reddish-brown with polished surface, smiling face resting on the ground beneath arched torso and legs
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Contortionist
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in. (3.5 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.129
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.