DepartmentAsia

Rokkaku Kite

NamePaper Kite

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateMid-20th century

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumBamboo, paper, string, paint

Dimensions39 1/2 × 21 in. (100.3302 × 53.3401 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1684

Object numberA.1995.93.1684

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionHexagonal shaped kite with image of a samurai; colors are red, yellow, orange, black, white, blue and green; materials are bamboo, paper, paint, string; object is hand painted, pasted, cut, tied, assembled.

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