February 12, 2013

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 2890

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, c. 1850. Oban (large-format) ukiyo-e (woodblock print) with 4 detailed kite images for Edo-dako, Tokyo kites; 1 ji-dako (letter kite), 1 ryu with kanji and clouds, two heroic images. Kuniyoshi, 1797-1861.

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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