DepartmentAsia
Miniature Hata Dako ("Nagasaki-style kite)
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWashi (handmade paper), ink, bamboo, string
Dimensions5 5/16 × 4 13/16 in. (13.5 × 12.25 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.2015.22.48
Object numberA.2015.22.48
DescriptionMiniature diamond-shaped, "Hata" kite, also known as a fighter kite, originated in Nagasaki. Is natural washi (handmade paper), with ink-dyed blue front top of of diamond to nearly bottom 1/3rd, left natural.