Comment - This surimono carries an edo kaku kite, and shows the a kanji character for "Dragon" (Ryū, 龍). Kiteflying was a typical pasttime for boys during the New Year's Season. The kite line lays on the ground, a small kite ferry (saru, 猿) to carry paper scraps or other small items into the air for dropping then from above, lays adjacent to the kite line. A poem (not read) dominates the center and left half of the surimono.


Series - none


Artist -  see Biography


Signature - SUIZAN (翠 山) and his red seal


Publisher - none (privately commissioned, Surimono)


Image Size - 17.0 X 23.4 cm (6 11/16" x 9 7/32")


Condition - single sheet; nishiki-e (cloured woodblock); horizontal ôban; Yoko-e (landscape)