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PrintCollection Name: Betty Street Collection
Collection Number: 1014
Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Artist or Author: Hideo Matsutani,,
Creation Year: 1997
Length: 0.00
Height: 31.75
Width: 24.75
Summay:
Traditional rokkaku made by Hideo Matsutani (Japan). Made using washi and bamboo spars. Handpainted with geometric color patterns, signed in Japanese kanji and English. Four-point bridle, two bows on back of kites. Betty remembers he painted it in the style of "patchwork," which is very un Matsutani in his kite painting style.
Geographic: Japan
Kite Type: Bowed
Materials: Bamboo, Paper
Significance: Art, Cultural
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