February 12, 2013

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 2885

Post Type: Document

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Artist or Author: Yoshitora

Creation Year: 1872

Height: 9.5 inches

Width: 14 inches

Summay:

Unusual horizontal-format ukiyo-e (woodblock print) depicting 8 kite pictures, including a ryu, (dragon) and Kintaro as well as four ji-dako (letter kites) with a single kanji as graphic. from 1872, it is by Yoshitora with some damage and good color.

Geographic: Japan

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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