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Kanō Tomokazu
Monkey with Young and Loquatearly 19th century

Not on view
Small wood netsuke sculpture of two monkeys intertwined, carved in dark chestnut brown with fine incised fur texture and a cluster of small round objects
Carved wood netsuke of two monkeys intertwined, their bodies forming a compact rounded form, with finely incised fur texture and darkened patina; one monkey holds a cluster of small round fruit.

Kanō Tomokazu, Monkey with Young and Loquat, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kanō Tomokazu
Japan, active circa 1764/1771-circa 1830/1843
Title
Monkey with Young and Loquat
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (3.4 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.252
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.

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