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Collections

Hōichi
Tiger Dollmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke carved as a crouching tiger with dark brown painted stripes, open mouth, and upturned tail with cord loop
Artist or Maker
Hōichi
Title
Tiger Doll
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Bone with staining, sumi, red pigment, double inlays
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 1 3/16 x 3/4 in. (5.7 x 3.0 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.261
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. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.