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Concealed Christian Symbolmid-20th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone trapezoidal plaque with relief carving of a standing child figure holding a sphere, surrounded by radiating rays, stained chestnut brown in recessed areas
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Concealed Christian Symbol
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 9/16 in. (6.1 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.295
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.