Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Daikokuten Horse Black White A759 house This set of two wooden

This set of two wooden hishidai

Design: Colored blue and purple glaze

Kanji on bottle: Takeuchi Shiten (Takeuchi branch)

Greyish tones depict a sleepy

Some characters: 招福 shofuku inviting good luck

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Daikokuten Horse Black White A759 house This set of two woodenJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This item is a Japanese shikishi art board representing Daikokuten, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, riding a horse. Daikokuten is smiling, carrying a big sack on his back and holding a lucky mallet (Uchide no kozuchi) in his hand. It is painted in black, white, and gray, with some dashes of color. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only.