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Ōuchi Sōsui
Mother and Childmid-20th century

Not on view
Small polished hardwood sculpture of a standing, rounded adult figure cradling an infant, both with simplified facial features, warm reddish-brown surface
Artist or Maker
Ōuchi Sōsui
Title
Mother and Child
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-20th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 7/16 x 15/16 x 15/16 in. (6.2 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.212
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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 Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • Bushell, Raymond. "The So School." Journal of the International Netsuke Collectors Society 1, no.1 (1973): 14-18.