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Paper Kite, Samurai
Paper Kite, Samurai
Paper Kite, Samurai
Museum of International Folk Art
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
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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