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Collections

School of Nagai Rantei
Shōki and Demonmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone netsuke carved as a stocky armored warrior with a fierce bearded face, gripping a sword, with a small demon figure crouching on his back
Artist or Maker
School of Nagai Rantei
Title
Shōki and Demon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
2 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in. (6.5 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.61
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.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.