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Unknown
Palace Dolllate 19th century

Not on view
Small sculptural figure of a rotund, bald character in gilded lacquered robes, holding a decorative box, rendered in slate blue-gray and gold tones

Unknown, Palace Doll, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Palace Doll
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlays
Dimensions
2 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (5.3 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.296
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: F." International Netsuke Society Journal 28, no. 4 (2008): 42-46.