Kite Painting or Drawing

NameDrawing, painting

Maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi (1940 - 2013)

CultureJapanese

Date2005-2013

Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWashi (handmade paper), sumi ink, paint

DimensionsFolded: 24 13/16 × 18 9/16 in. (63 × 47.1 cm)
Open: 24 13/16 × 36 13/16 in. (63 × 93.5 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.2015.22.101

Object numberA.2015.22.101

Collections

Asia

DescriptionThis is a folded sheet of washi (handmade paper), with separate drawings for kites on all sides. On both the outer sides, there are abstract kabuki character faces drawn: on one side, there are two characters, and on the other outside side, one large face in black sumi ink and red paint. Inside, there is a vase with flowers, touched with yellow paint, and the boxes containing kabuki faces to the right.