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Collections

Unknown
Long-Haired Foreigner18th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone netsuke of a crouching demon-like figure with bulging eyes, open grin, and flowing carved hair, seated on a lattice-patterned base
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Long-Haired Foreigner
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Tooth with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 15/16 x 15/16 in. (6.4 x 2.3 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.329
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.