DepartmentAsia
Kite Drawing or Painting of Monkey
NameDrawing, painting
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2003
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), sumi ink
Dimensions25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 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.2015.22.99
Object numberA.2015.22.99
DescriptionThis is a rectangular drawing of a Monkey, probably a character in Kabuki theatre. He is well-ornamented, with drawing of leaves on his wide-legged pants, a cape and a hat. There is an empty box drawn on the washi, to the upper left of the character.
