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Collections

Kimura Ryūmin
Yamauba (Yamanba)mid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Carved wooden Noh theater mask with chestnut brown polished surface, wide open mouth baring inlaid teeth, and fine incised hairline detail across the forehead

Kimura Ryūmin, Yamauba (Yamanba), mid- to late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kimura Ryūmin
Title
Yamauba (Yamanba)
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 7/16 x 15/16 in. (5.1 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.368
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.