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Silk Cocoon
Silk Cocoon
Silk Cocoon
DepartmentAsia

Silk Cocoon

NameSilk
Maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi (1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2005-2013
Place collectedKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWhite silk cocoon, silk thread
Dimensions1 9/16 × 11/16 in. (4 × 1.8 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.2015.22.90
Object numberA.2015.22.90
DescriptionWhite oblong silk cocoon
Hundred-Bird Festival Coat (bainiaoyi)
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Kite Reel With Silk Line
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
1990-2013
Miniature Kite Spool
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
2005-2013
Miniature Kite Spool
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
2005-2013
Man’s Agbada (robe)
Artist Not Recorded
Early 20th century
Miss Yamaguchi (山口さん)
Yoshitoku Doll Company
ca. October 1927