DepartmentAsia
Kite Painting or Drawing
NameDrawing, painting
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2005-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), sumi ink, paint
DimensionsFolded: 24 13/16 × 18 9/16 in. (63 × 47.1 cm)
Open: 24 13/16 × 36 13/16 in. (63 × 93.5 cm)
Open: 24 13/16 × 36 13/16 in. (63 × 93.5 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.2015.22.101
Object numberA.2015.22.101
DescriptionThis is a folded sheet of washi (handmade paper), with separate drawings for kites on all sides. On both the outer sides, there are abstract kabuki character faces drawn: on one side, there are two characters, and on the other outside side, one large face in black sumi ink and red paint. Inside, there is a vase with flowers, touched with yellow paint, and the boxes containing kabuki faces to the right.
