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Collections

Ikkyū (style of)
Owl and Owletsearly to mid-19th century

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Small wood carving of a large owl perched on a gnarled log with ivy, with a tiny second owl figure to the left, rich chestnut-brown patina with inlaid amber eyes

Ikkyū (style of), Owl and Owlets, early to mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ikkyū (style of)
Japan, early to mid-19th century
Title
Owl and Owlets
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 15/16 in. (4.5 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.255
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.
  • 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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