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Wild Boar Rooting19th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned sculpture of a wild boar with head lowered, standing on a roughly textured rocky base, with incised lines suggesting bristled fur
Ivory netsuke of a wild boar leaning forward with head lowered over rocky ground, finely incised lines suggesting fur texture, warm honey-toned patina with darker shading in recessed areas
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Wild Boar Rooting
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
1 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/8 in. (4.6 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.48
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • 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.