Miller, Charles M · Peoria, Ill. : The Manual arts press · leaf 66
59 COMBINED KITES Chinese centipede kite, Fig. 110, is not so difficult now that we have harnessed the tailless dragon. The Chinese say there should never be more than three strings to bridle or harness; this bridle has two strings to the head of the dra- gon, and three strings to the harness. The… … darker portion is scarlet. The head FIG. 113. is all colors, with red mouth, white teeth, eyes that revolve with little mirrors thereon to flash the sun- light. The framework for the head is shown in Fig. 113. While the framework for each circular disk, Fig. 114, is just a band of bamboo, with a…
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