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Collections

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
TadpolesMay 1926

Not on view
Small carved wooden netsuke with an oval form, interlocking sinuous ridges in chestnut brown, and three small gourd-shaped forms at the center
Artist or Maker
Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Title
Tadpoles
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
May 1926
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.249
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • 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. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.