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Kite Flying

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored background with a tree branch extending from top right corner. A white kite with red design flies in the top left corner, attached to a string. A man kneels on the bottom left, wearing a light-colored robe and a sword at his side. He looks up at the kite. To the right, a child stands in front of two adults, holding the string of the kite. The child wears a robe with pink and green. The adult woman behind the child wears a long brown robe with green striped hakama. Another person, possibly a man, stands behind her, wearing a robe with a pink and yellow design, their face obscured as they look at the kite. The bottom right shows Japanese characters written vertically.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1766
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
473 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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