DepartmentAsia
Kite Reel With Silk Line
NameKite
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date1990-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumBamboo, other metal, brass, silk string
Dimensions1 × 5 × 1 in. (2.5 × 12.7 × 2.5 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.2015.22.1a-c
Object numberA.2015.22.1a-c
DescriptionKite reel (a) with silk line, in cardboard tube (b) with lid (c). 3-dimensional kite reel with 6 bamboo spindles, silk string wrapped around it each spindle. Center metal and brass stick. Some handwritten numbering on one of the spindles.
José Dolores López
Artist Not Recorded
