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Collections

Attributed to Tametaka
Scene from the Noh Play "Dōjōji"mid- to late 18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke depicting a bearded deity in studded armor with a coiling scaled dragon wrapping around the form, warm peanut-brown tones with dark recesses
Artist or Maker
Attributed to Tametaka
Title
Scene from the Noh Play "Dōjōji"
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.25
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.