Small textile fish kite (koi-nobori), fish scales printed black, green, red and white, attached to bamboo rod. Image of small boy, Kintarou, printed in red on the kite. Two fins on each side in lower par of fiish made of separate pieces of cloth sewn on. Paste eyes. Machine stitched.
flown on May 5th, Boys Festival.
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