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PrintCollection Name: Kite Collection
Collection Number: 3614
Post Type: History
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Artist or Author: Sang-Oog Woo,,
Creation Year: 2000
Length: 0.00
Height: 28.75
Width: 23.00
Summay:
Single line, traditional Korean kite made by Korean artisan and kitemaker Sang-Oog Woo. The kite is made with a mulberry paper sail and five bamboo spars. The painted design of red circles against a black background is a replication of a design that is reported to have been used by Admiral Yi Sun-sin during a war against the Japanese from 1592-1598. Admiral Yi used kites to send messages to his army. This one in particular is an order to attack in all directions.
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