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Collections

Hidemasa
Snarling Tigerearly 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke carved as a crouching tiger with head thrown back and mouth open, covered in finely incised stripe markings in amber and dark brown tones
Artist or Maker
Hidemasa
Japan, active early 19th century
Title
Snarling Tiger
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
1 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 in. (4.6 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.36
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Atchely, Virginia. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.1 (1985): 11-18.