Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Blue Bird Red Momiji Autumn A820 cream It is a bright blue

It is a bright blue with an unglazed inside and bottom

these men would have rang the bell at Shinkofukuji Temple

Black cloth lining inside

Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan

Author: 伊藤信 Shin Ito

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Blue Bird Red Momiji Autumn A820 cream It is a bright blueJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This Japanese hand painted shikishi art board features a blue bird sitting on a branch of a maple tree with red leaves, or momiji in Japanese. The bird is possibly a shishukara (Asian tit), or a yamagara (varied tit). This shikishi is a classic kacho (flower and bird) theme. This shikishi is signed with a name and a red seal. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy