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Goat Pairearly 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke of two recumbent goats, adult and kid, with deeply incised brown-stained lines depicting shaggy fur
Ivory netsuke of two recumbent goats, one large and one small, with finely incised parallel lines depicting long shaggy fur; warm ivory tones darkened in the carved grooves.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Goat Pair
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, double inlays
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in. (4.8 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.281
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.
  • 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.