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Collections

Musai
Komachi, the Poetess, as an old Hag20th century

Not on view
Small wood netsuke of a seated elderly figure with deeply carved wrinkles, holding a tall staff, robes spread over a bundle of straw, with a woven basket alongside

Musai, Komachi, the Poetess, as an old Hag, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Musai
Title
Komachi, the Poetess, as an old Hag
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
1 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in. (4.13 × 4.45 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.193
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.