DepartmentAsia
Kaku Dako (kite) with Kabuki actor
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), paint, ink, adhesive, bamboo, string
Dimensions39 × 25 1/2 in. (99 × 64.8 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.2015.22.9
Object numberA.2015.22.9
DescriptionKaku: Kabuki actor, light blue backgroundLarge rectangle kite, with single Kabuki actor featured, surrounded by light blue-green paint. Actor wearing red robe with white decoration, orange and teal green obi, drawing green hilt-sword from obi. Blue and white cloth in lower left, with chop on it.
