DepartmentAsia
Kaku (Kite) depicting Sleeping Daruma
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), ink, paint, adhesive, bamboo, string
Dimensions12 3/8 × 8 15/16 in. (31.5 × 22.7 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.2015.22.50
Object numberA.2015.22.50
DescriptionRectangle kite, with wash of orange to yellow border/background area, with central oval of sleeping male figure, Daruma, surrounded by red and thick line of sumi ink around the oval. Large and small chops in lower left.
