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Ryūjin: Ruler of Seas and Tides18th century

Not on view
Small carved hardwood or ivory netsuke of a standing supernatural figure with multiple snarling faces and scroll relief carvings, holding a hollow cylinder

Unknown, Ryūjin: Ruler of Seas and Tides, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ryūjin: Ruler of Seas and Tides
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
3 3/4 × 1 7/16 × 1 3/8 in. (9.53 × 3.65 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.287
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • 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.