July 21, 2015

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 3150

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: Shin Kunsoo

Creation Year: 2007

Length: 18.04 inches

Width: 13.06 inches

Summay:

Korean fighter kite #21 "Tie the rope shortly between ships when the sea becomes rough. At daytime" in Korean "Jjabunkkolinoonjangyi-yoen". In the service of Admiral Yi (General Lee) to signal troops during the Japanese-Korean war 1592-1598
(4) spars
Black horns shape with red circle in the middle

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Bowed, Flat

Materials: Bamboo, Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural

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