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Unknown
Seal Carved as Southeast Asian-Style Lion17th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone sculpture of a lion-like creature with a scale-patterned collar, standing on a rectangular base, amber and dark brown in color

Unknown, Seal Carved as Southeast Asian-Style Lion, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Seal Carved as Southeast Asian-Style Lion
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with dark staining, red seal pigment
Dimensions
1 7/16 x 15/16 x 9/16 in. (3.6 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.201
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • 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.