Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Acornsfirst half of 20th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Japan, 1879-1943
Title: Acorns
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: first half of 20th century
Medium: Wood with staining
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 3.4 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.91.250.251
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
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 Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.