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School of Nagai Rantei
Suisai: Mythical Unicorn with Carapacemid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone netsuke of a hybrid bovine-turtle creature, with incised fur texture and detailed geometric shell pattern, in honey-amber tones

School of Nagai Rantei, Suisai: Mythical Unicorn with Carapace, mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
School of Nagai Rantei
Title
Suisai: Mythical Unicorn with Carapace
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining, inlays
Dimensions
1 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 15/16 in. (3.4 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.58
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.

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