DepartmentAsia

Centipede kite

NamePaper Kite

Date1985?

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumRice Paper, Bamboo, Ink, Vegetal Fiber, String, Glue

Dimensions56" X 26" (Approx. Excluding Tail)

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

Object numberA.1995.93.1625

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionSubject: Dragon. 11 Paper discs are strung together in succession, followed by a length of paper ribbon tail. Stabilizers of vegetal fiber (broom grass?) are attached right and left laterally on each disc; colors are white, black, red, green, blue, yellow; materials are rice paper, bamboo, ink, vegetal fiber, string, glue; object is cut, assembled, painted.