DepartmentAsia

Miniature Muramatsu Ika (kite) depicting Soga Kyodai (Brothers)

NameKite

Maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi (1940 - 2013)

CultureJapanese

Date2005-2013

Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWashi (handmade paper), ink, paint, adhesive, bamboo, string

Dimensions3 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (9.3 × 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.2015.22.65

Object numberA.2015.22.65

DescriptionMiniature Rectangle Kite depicting Soga brothers (Kyodai is Japanese word for brothers). Features 2 brothers' heads, surrounded by sky and geese (part of story), other background graphics.