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Collections

Ōuchi Sōsui
Beautymid-20th century

Not on view
Small ivory and stained ivory netsuke of a seated woman in a patterned kimono, reading an open book, with an elaborate dark updo
Artist or Maker
Ōuchi Sōsui
Japan, 1911-1972
Title
Beauty
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-20th century
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.8 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.228
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Madden, Odile. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 2." International Nestuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 24-35.