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Kaku Dako (kite) with crane
Kaku Dako (kite) with crane
Kaku Dako (kite) with crane
DepartmentAsia

Kaku Dako (kite) with crane

NameKite
Maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi (1940 - 2013)
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), paint, ink, adhesive, bamboo, string
Dimensions21 1/4 × 14 13/16 in. (54 × 37.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Michiko Yoshizumi and the Yoshizumi family in honor of the artist's devotion to the art of the kite, A.2015.22.7
Object numberA.2015.22.7
DescriptionKaku: Red kite, white kanji with crane
Rectangle Kite with red back ground forming a white central kanji character, and a sumi inked crane in the middle of a red circle inside the kanji character.