February 12, 2013

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 2887

Post Type: Document

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Artist or Author: Sigenobu

Creation Year: 1870

Height: 14 inches

Width: 9.5 inches

Summay:

Shimpan Tako Zukushi, 16 kite pictures by Sigenobu, an oban (large-format) ukiyo-e (woodblock print) shwoing interesting kite images including ji=dako (letter kites), Daruma, Three Cranes, Hen-ya, Okame, Kitaro, Dragon, and others.

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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