Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Calligraphy Kanji Mountain Water A727 Chawan Vtg Japanese Coisonne Brooch

Vtg Japanese Coisonne Brooch

Kanji on the backside means shrine

The katagami design is adhered to a heavy cardstock paper

This vintage Japanese miniature paper folding fan features a beautiful illustration of matsu pine trees and fuji wisteria flowers on a gold color background

a lute-like instrument

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Calligraphy Kanji Mountain Water A727 Chawan Vtg Japanese Coisonne BroochJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features calligraphy of a four letter idiom. It is hand painted. This shikishi is signed with a red seal. The sign seems to be written with a maker. 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