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Collections

Attributed to Ogasawara Issai
Lying in Waitsecond half of 18th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone sculpture of a crouching human figure beneath a large domed hat, entirely covered in incised parallel line texture, cream and amber-brown in color
Artist or Maker
Attributed to Ogasawara Issai
Title
Lying in Wait
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
second half of 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Narwhal tusk with sumi, red pigment
Dimensions
2 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in. (5.6 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.289
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.