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Fish Kite
Fish Kite
Fish Kite
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Fish Kite

NameKite
Artist Artist unrecorded
DateMid-20th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCotton cloth (?)
Dimensions35 1/2 × 30 × 1 in. (90.1702 × 76.2002 × 2.54 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1560
Object numberA.1995.93.1560
DescriptionJapanese kite shaped as a fish; colors are blue, yellow and black; made of a light fabric (cotton?); object was cut out, painted and assembled.
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