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Collections

Attributed to Tomotada
Coiled Dragon18th century

Not on view
Small netsuke carving of a coiled dragon in ivory-toned material with honey-brown recesses, covered in finely detailed scales, open-mouthed head to the right
Artist or Maker
Attributed to Tomotada
Title
Coiled Dragon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
2 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in. (5.5 x 3.8 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.27
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Inr¯o Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inr¯o and Lacquer. New York: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1979.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • 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.