Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting White Peony Flowers Green Nature A587 stripe a Japanese traditional natural gourd

a Japanese traditional natural gourd

and orange with a deep purple fabric lining

34  cm wide x 3

The chip and the imperfection on the rim

this katagami stencil with silk mesh backing features a large paisley design with various flower decorations

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting White Peony Flowers Green Nature A587 stripe a Japanese traditional natural gourdVintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This is a vintage Japanese shikishi art board. It is hand painted and features two white peonies on a darker background. The shikishi art board is signed. 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