October 25, 2016

Collection Name: Kite Collection

Collection Number: 3589

Post Type: Art

This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.

Artist or Author: Mikio Toki,,

Creation Year:

Length: 0.00

Height: 31.00

Width: 36.00

Summay:

Japanese yakko kite by Mikio Toki, handpainted washi with bamboo spars wrapped in washi.
Commissioned by the Drachen Foundation.

"The yakko-dako ("servant" kite) has a framework made up of three long ribs, with futai (wind pockets). It is elaborately painted to depict a male servant with outstretched arms. Although it is closely associated with Edo, whether it originated there is uncertain."

Excerpt from Masaaki Modegi's The Making of Japanese Kites: Tradition Beauty and Creation. 2007.

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