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Ishikawa Mitsuaki
Monkeylate 19th-early 20th century

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Small ivory or alabaster-toned sculpture of a seated ape with crossed arms, highly detailed fur texture and facial features, viewed from slightly above
Small ivory or bone netsuke of a seated monkey, arms folded forward, with finely incised fur detail and a smooth, creamy patina.
Ivory netsuke of a seated monkey with finely incised fur lines, arms folded across its body, holding a smaller figure against its chest, in warm cream tones.

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

Artist or Maker
Ishikawa Mitsuaki
Japan, 1852-1913
Title
Monkey
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.77
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: I." International Netsuke Society Journal 29, no.3 (2009): 42-47.

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