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Kyokusō
Fox Sculpture from Shrine of Inari, God of Ricelate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone sculpture of a seated cat on a trapezoidal base with an incised grid cartouche on the front face

Kyokusō, Fox Sculpture from Shrine of Inari, God of Rice, late 19th-early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kyokusō
Japan, active late 19th-early 20th century
Title
Fox Sculpture from Shrine of Inari, God of Rice
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 3/16 × 13/16 × 15/16 in. (5.56 × 2.06 × 2.38 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.274
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.
  • 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.