DepartmentAsia
Kite Drawing or Painting of Flying Crane
NameDrawing, painting
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2005-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), sumi ink
Dimensions24 13/16 × 18 7/16 in. (63.1 × 46.8 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.2015.22.100
Object numberA.2015.22.100
DescriptionThe drawing features a flying crane, crossing in front of the moon, holding a small paper, probably a small scroll. There are drawings of clouds around the central figure. There is a pencil sketch of a horizontal fighter kite shape, and there is ballpoint ink writing and computing dimensions on the lower right.
