DepartmentAsia
Wooden Miniature Kite Spool with Silk Thread
NameKite Spool
Maker
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
(1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2005-2013
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWood, bamboo, metal pins, silk thread
Dimensions2 1/16 × 3/16 in. (5.3 × 0.5 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.2015.22.87
Object numberA.2015.22.87
DescriptionMiniature wooden spool with bamboo handle, metal pins in spool top, fine black silk thread
early 20th c.