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Butterfly Kite
Butterfly Kite
Butterfly Kite
DepartmentAsia

Butterfly Kite

NameKite
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateMid-20th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumFabric, cotton?
Dimensions24 × 36 × 2 in. (60.9601 × 91.4402 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1558
Object numberA.1995.93.1558
DescriptionJapanese butterfly kite; colors are yellow, black, blue, white, red; made of a light fabric (cotton?); object was cut out, painted and/or dyed, assembled.
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