DepartmentAsia
Wan wan kite
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), paint, ink, adhesive, bamboo, string
Dimensions24 × 18 1/4 in. (61 × 46.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Michiko Yoshizumi and the Yoshizumi family in honor of the artist's devotion to the art of the kite, A.2015.22.2
Object numberA.2015.22.2
DescriptionWan Wan, yellow with one rabbitTraditional circular kite with bamboo frame extended below washi (handmade paper) kite. Yellow background, with white rabbit, outlined in sumi ink, in mid-leap.