DepartmentAsia

Paper Kite, Samurai

NamePaper Kite, Samurai

Datemid 20th century

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumBamboo, Paper, Paint

Dimensions31 1/2 × 33 in. (80.0102 × 83.8202 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.

Object numberA.1995.93.1689

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionDiamond shaped kite with an image of a man with a painted face( Kabuki?); colors are red, blue, green, yellow, white, black; materials are bamboo, paper, paint; object was silkscreened, cut, pasted, folded, painted.

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