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Collections

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Demon Soliciting Almsfirst half of 20th century

Not on view
Small carved boxwood or ivory netsuke of a demonic figure with open mouth, horns, and flowing robe, clutching a rope and bundle, standing on wooden clogs

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō), Demon Soliciting Alms, first half of 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Title
Demon Soliciting Alms
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
first half of 20th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 in. (5.2 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.247
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.