| Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0338 |
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| Category |
Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Kite |
| Culture |
Japanese |
| Global Region |
East Asia |
| Country |
Japan |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Shizuoka Prefecture |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Hamamatsu |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1962 |
| Collection Name |
Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) |
| Materials |
Bamboo; Paper; Ink; Thread |
| Description |
Miniature kite made from rectangular piece of yellow rice paper glued to a framework of 4 very thin bamboo splints arranged in an “X†pattern with a 3rd vertical splint bracing the center of the kite and a 4th one extending across the top edge; White paper streamer is attached to each bottom corner; Actual kit is imprinted with red star-like design whose spokes extend out to circle of 5 large red dots, and Japanese script in lower left corner; Short lengths of tan thread also secure yellow paper to central bamboo brace, just below center of kite and also just below upper bamboo brace. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 6.7, Depth = 1.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 8.7 |