DepartmentAsia
Miniature Kaku Dako/Yakko-Dako (kite) depicting Kabuki Face of Yakko
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2005-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), paint, ink, adhesive, bamboo, string
Dimensions3 15/16 × 2 9/16 in. (10 × 6.5 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.2015.22.74
Object numberA.2015.22.74
DescriptionMiniature Rectangle Kite, featuring a gesture drawing of a (probable) male figure: black, blue lines forming eyes, nose, mouth. Background is left natural. Chop in lower left.
