DepartmentAsia
Edo Dako (kite) depicting samurai on horse
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), paint, ink, adhesive, bamboo and string
Dimensions25 9/16 × 17 11/16 in. (65 × 45 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.2015.22.20
Object numberA.2015.22.20
DescriptionRectangle kite featuring a brighly robed warrior on a horse, also dressed in red. Warrior is holding a sword aloft, and a bow in front of him. The background, which is white, has lightly brushed grey sumi ink in diagonal pattern, suggesting movement. Chop in lower left.
