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Collections

School of Nagai Rantei
Resting Horsemid-19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone netsuke carving of a reclining horse with open mouth, incised dark mane and tail, and amber inlaid eye
Artist or Maker
School of Nagai Rantei
Title
Resting Horse
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.28
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.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.