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Japanese kite shaped as a fish.
Fish kite
Japanese kite shaped as a fish.
Japanese kite shaped as a fish.
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentAsia

Fish kite

NameKite
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateMid-20th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCotton cloth (?)
Dimensions41 × 35 × 1 1/2 in. (104.1402 × 88.9002 × 3.81 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1559
Object numberA.1995.93.1559
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DescriptionJapanese kite shaped as a fish; colors are red, black and white; made of a light fabric (cotton?); object was cut out, painted and assembled.
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