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Hidemasa
Simplified Birdearly 19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a plump bird gripping an insect, with inlaid eyes and finely incised feather and claw details, warm amber-brown tone

Hidemasa, Simplified Bird, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hidemasa
Title
Simplified Bird
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3.4 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.333
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 1. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.
  • 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.