DepartmentAsia

Fish Kite

NameKite

Artist Artist not recorded

DateMid-20th century

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumCotton cloth (?)

Dimensions35 1/2 × 30 × 1 in. (90.1702 × 76.2002 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1560

Object numberA.1995.93.1560

Collections

Asia
The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionJapanese kite shaped as a fish; colors are blue, yellow and black; made of a light fabric (cotton?); object was cut out, painted and assembled.

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