February 12, 2013

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 2884

Post Type: Document

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Artist or Author: Unknown

Creation Year: 1853

Height: 14 inches

Width: 9.5 inches

Summay:

A large format (oban) ukiyo-e (woodblock print) of four kite designs by an unknown artist. Very interesting ryu (dragon) as well as a kanji or ji-dako (letter kite). Other images may be firemen's standards of depictions of business standards. Repaired and partially restored, color quality is low.

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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