DepartmentAsia
Buka (kite) depicting Daruma
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), ink, paint, adhesive, bamboo, string
Dimensions8 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (22.6 × 32.5 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.2015.22.49
Object numberA.2015.22.49
DescriptionRectangle horizontal kite, with background left natural/white, and a circular center motif with a wide sumi ink border, and red inside the border. The male face inside the red area is Darumi, a mythic character, with big white/blank eyes indicating that he is blind. There are two chops, one large, one small, in the lower left.
