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Ōmiya Kahei
Scarecrow18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a stooped standing figure in a wide triangular hat, gripping two staffs, with an expressive grinning face and finely incised textile details

Ōmiya Kahei, Scarecrow, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ōmiya Kahei
Title
Scarecrow
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
3 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. (9.8 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.286
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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.

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