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Kokeisai Sanshō
Exaggerated Hyottoko Masklate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Small egg-shaped netsuke carved from ivory or dense wood, depicting an exaggerated face with bushy grooved eyebrows, bulbous nose, and oversized protruding chin, honey-brown with a high polish
Artist or Maker
Kokeisai Sanshō
Title
Exaggerated Hyottoko Mask
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 1/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 5/16 in. (5.24 × 3.97 × 3.33 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.343
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Masks. San Francisco: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1985.
  • 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.