Shūzan
Tiny Man on Monkey's Backearly to mid-19th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Shūzan
Title: Tiny Man on Monkey's Back
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: early to mid-19th century
Period: Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium: Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 15/16 in. (4.8 x 4.6 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.91.250.291
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.