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Collections

Shōko
Severed Head of Samurai1955

Not on view
Small wood netsuke carved as a grimacing human head with furrowed brows, open mouth, and flowing hair merging into folded drapery at the base
Artist or Maker
Shōko
Title
Severed Head of Samurai
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1955
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (5.08 × 3.49 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.85
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.