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Collections

Shōminsai
Narihira Eloping with Takakoearly 20th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned netsuke sculpture of two robed figures grappling together, covered in finely incised floral and geometric patterns, with a dark brown pointed hat at the top
Artist or Maker
Shōminsai
Title
Narihira Eloping with Takako
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, lacquer details
Dimensions
1 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 1 in. (3.97 × 3.49 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.314
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Inr¯o Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inr¯o and Lacquer. New York: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1979.
  • 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: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.