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Head of Hawklate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone sculpture of an eagle head in profile, with honey and brown streaked surface, inlaid eye, and hooked beak
Carved ivory or bone sculpture of an eagle's head in profile, with natural grain lines following the form, a detailed inlaid eye, and a curved hooked beak; warm cream and amber tones with dark streaking.
Carved ivory or bone netsuke in the form of an eagle's head in profile, with a hooked beak, incised eye, and a small suspension hole; natural brown and cream striations visible throughout.
Carved ivory or bone object in the form of an eagle head in profile, with a curved beak and incised eye detail; warm amber and cream tones with dark streaking throughout the natural material.

Unknown, Head of Hawk, late 19th-early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Head of Hawk
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Tiger tooth with inlays
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in. (7.3 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.87
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • Masatoshi and Raymond Bushell. The Art of Netsuke Carving. San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
  • 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.
  • Takamado no Miya Hisako. Kogiroku. Heisei 24nendo. Kananmachi (Osakafu): Osaka geijutsu daigaku, 2013.
  • Komada, Makiko. Netsuke. Tokyo: Kadokawa, 2015.