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Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Acornsfirst half of 20th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of six round nuts with pitted surfaces clustered together with narrow, veined leaves on thin branching stems
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.

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