kite of the strong man, Asaina, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, kite of the strong man, Asaina
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, kite of the strong man, Asaina
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
kite of the strong man, Asaina
circa 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
1764–1820
kite of the strong man, Asaina, circa 1810s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 154 x 197 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 60 5/8 x 77 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 0000.1466
Not on display
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Asaina is a character in Japanese legends who had superhuman strength and appears in many plays and stories. This print shows a kite painted like an actor portraying Asaina in a Kabuki play. In Japan, kite festivals take place to celebrate the coming of spring. Recycle materials you can find around where you live into your own kite. How does it fly? Are you feeling heavy or lighter than air today?

Exhibitions

Brosseau Center for Learning: Japanese Ceremonies and Festivals
2023
Surimono Prints from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art
1991

Citations

Keyes, Roger, and Carol Shankel, Project Director. Surimono: Privately Published Japanese Prints in the Spencer Museum of Art. Tokyo, New York, San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd, 1984.