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Collections

Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Chudahandaka Sonja20th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke of a grinning bald man in a feathered or leaf cloak, holding prayer beads, standing upright
Artist or Maker
Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title
Chudahandaka Sonja
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 3/8 × 1 × 15/16 in. (6.03 × 2.54 × 2.38 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.396
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Masatoshi: Present Day Master Netsuke Carver in the Tokugawa Tradition. Tokyo: Mikimoto Pearl Co., 1982.
  • 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.