Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Snake Proverb Black Kanji A660 sewing box There are also maple leaf

There are also maple leaf (momiji) accents

The handle's joint part has damaged

Kanji on the wooden box and ink stick reads Tokusen Aozumi

Item weight: 180 grams

Uchide-no-Kozuchi

Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Snake Proverb Black Kanji A660 sewing box There are also maple leafJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board is painted with a coiled snake. The kanji text on the board is a short proverb stating that just as adult snakes shed their skin, people should cast off old habits in favor of new ideas and practices both spiritually and developmentally. It comes with the original paper folder and an informational leaflet. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem,