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Collections

Yamaguchi Okatomo (school of)
Bird Whistlelate 18th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned carved sculpture of a bird with incised feather lines and a spiral motif on the wing, a round fruit resting on its back, and a red inlaid eye

Yamaguchi Okatomo (school of), Bird Whistle, late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yamaguchi Okatomo (school of)
Japan, late 18th-early 19th century
Title
Bird Whistle
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Narwhal tusk with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
2 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in. (6.5 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.24
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.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.