DepartmentAsia

Miniature Dako (kite) with Artful Kanji

NameKite

Maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi (1940 - 2013)

CultureJapanese

Date1990-2013

Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWashi (handmade paper), paint

Dimensions4 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (11.5 × 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.2015.22.43

Object numberA.2015.22.43

Collections

Asia

DescriptionMiniature Rectangle Kite with 2 sections, painted in red on a natural washi (handmade paper) background: the top 2/3 section artful kanji, the bottom 1/3 descriptive kanji, with traditional mountain and wave patterns, with reverse background in red, kanji and patterns left natural.