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Dutch Monkey Trainermid- to late 18th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke of a standing robed man with a tall pointed hat, holding a dark-haired figure tucked under one arm, with finely carved facial details

Unknown, Dutch Monkey Trainer, mid- to late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dutch Monkey Trainer
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
3 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in. (9.1 x 3.1 x 2.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.32
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • 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.