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Ishikawa Rensai
Incense Burner in the form of a Chinese Lionmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small carved amber-toned decorative object with a smooth ovoid body on four ball feet, topped with a relief-carved lion-like creature head amid spiraling cloud forms

Ishikawa Rensai, Incense Burner in the form of a Chinese Lion, mid- to late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ishikawa Rensai
Japan, active mid- to late 19th century, born circa 1832
Title
Incense Burner in the form of a Chinese Lion
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Narwhal tusk with inlays
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 in. (4.1 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.66
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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond Bushell, Part I. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Atchely, Virginia. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.1 (1985): 11-18.