Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Elderly Man Smiling Poem Black A668 lacquerware This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese open wooden box

The crane is a symbol of luck and longevity in Japan

The girl is wearing a yellow kimono with a red obi belt

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic sake cup

Kanji on the backside means Japanese family name

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Elderly Man Smiling Poem Black A668 lacquerware This is a vintage JapaneseJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board is hand painted with the face of an elderly man smiling. It has a calligraphed poem on the top. This shikishi is signed with a name and a red seal. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been writing waka and haiku on Shikishi paper (various sizes), but in