Kūya
Two Rakan, Principle Disciples of the Buddha, Studying Scripturefirst half of 20th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Kūya
Title: Two Rakan, Principle Disciples of the Buddha, Studying Scripture
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: first half of 20th century
Medium: Ivory with staining, sumi, gold pigment
Dimensions: 1 7/16 × 1 1/16 × 1 in. (3.65 × 2.7 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.91.250.267
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
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.
Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.