Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Zen Calligraphy Black A676 Chawan 2 cm cup wide x

2 cm cup wide x 38 cm long

Kanazawahaku ( gold leaf) ginkgo leaves design on the box

Floral and cloud design on the sides

God of Happiness

with orange parts on the top and the bottom embellished with gold flowers

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Zen Calligraphy Black A676 Chawan 2 cm cup wide xJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features a printed reproduction of a zen calligraphy in black ink. This shikishi is signed with red seals. 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 the Meiji period, they started using