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Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Plum Branch and Blossomsfirst half of 20th century

Not on view
Carved ivory decorative object with grooved shaft and high-relief flower, buds, leaves, and small bird at the top

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō), Plum Branch and Blossoms, first half of 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Title
Plum Branch and Blossoms
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
first half of 20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, lacquer inlay; sashi type
Dimensions
5 5/8 x 7/8 x 7/16 in. (14.3 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.79
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond Bushell, Part I. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.