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Collections

Ōhara Mitsuhiro
Tea Bowl and Whiskmid-19th century

Not on view
Ceramic tea bowl with amber and dark brown mottled glaze and deep red interior, with a bamboo whisk resting inside

Ōhara Mitsuhiro, Tea Bowl and Whisk, mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ōhara Mitsuhiro
Japan, 1810-1875
Title
Tea Bowl and Whisk
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Wood with lacquer, ivory
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.323
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.