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Collections

Kimura Ryūmin
Beshimi Akujōmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Carved wooden mask with polished chestnut-brown surface, depicting a face with deeply furrowed brows, bulging eyes, wide grinning mouth with visible teeth, and a small chin beard
Close-up detail of a polished dark wood object with a flared base, featuring three incised Chinese characters arranged vertically on the curved surface.
Artist or Maker
Kimura Ryūmin
Title
Beshimi Akujō
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (5.1 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.346
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.