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Ōuchi Gyokusō
The Courtesan Eguchi no kimi as Fugen, Bodhisattva of Universal Wisdomfirst half of 20th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned carved sculpture of a robed woman reading an inscribed scroll while seated atop a reclining elephant with curled trunk

Ōuchi Gyokusō, The Courtesan Eguchi no kimi as Fugen, Bodhisattva of Universal Wisdom, first half of 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ōuchi Gyokusō
Title
The Courtesan Eguchi no kimi as Fugen, Bodhisattva of Universal Wisdom
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
first half of 20th century
Medium
Ivory with light staining, sumi
Dimensions
1 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 15/16 in. (3.65 × 3.65 × 2.38 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.80
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. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: E." International Netsuke Society Journal 28, no.3 (2008): 12-17.