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Unknown
Abstract Frog20th century

Not on view
Small polished amber sculpture of a crouching rabbit, semi-translucent marigold orange, with incised spiral ear details and a smooth, rounded form

Unknown, Abstract Frog, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Abstract Frog
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Amber
Dimensions
2 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in. (5.1 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.63
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond Bushell, Part I. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 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.
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "The Pavilion of Japanese Art in Los Angeles." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 8, no.4 (1988): 18-25.