February 12, 2013

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 2891

Post Type: Document

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Artist or Author: Kuniyoshi

Creation Year: 1850

Height: 14 inches

Width: 9.5 inches

Summay:

Tako-e Zukushi, 4 kite designs by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) c.1850. Oban (large-format) ukiyo-e (woodblock print) with two detailed ji-dako (letter kites) and two heroic images. Very interesting image of Kintaro with dog and mother (?).

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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