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Collections

Shūkōsai Anraku
Kyūmonryū Shishin from the Chinese Novel "Suikoden"mid-19th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke sculpture of two figures wrestling, one crouching atop the other, with intricate incised surface patterns and contrasting cream and chestnut-brown tones
Artist or Maker
Shūkōsai Anraku
Japan, active early to mid-19th century
Title
Kyūmonryū Shishin from the Chinese Novel "Suikoden"
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Ivory with deep staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 3/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (5.56 × 4.92 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.67
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.