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Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Blade of GrassAugust 1975

Not on view

Vertical ivory or bone sculpture in a long, tapered leaf or pod form with a carved lengthwise channel, fine ridges, and a small central rosette and bead detail

Artist or Maker: Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title: Blade of Grass
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: August 1975
Medium: Ivory; sashi type
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 13/16 x 7/16 in. (11.4 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: M.91.250.96
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Atchely, Virginia. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.1 (1985): 11-18.