Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Cormorant Fishing Nagaragawa Ukai A725 pail Chagama and brazier

Chagama and brazier

from seasonal/holiday images to poems to Buddhist text and imagery

14 cm wide x 6 cm tall

58 cm long x 32 cm wide x 7 cm tall

Kanji on the box: Bronze

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Cormorant Fishing Nagaragawa Ukai A725 pail Chagama and brazierJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board is hand painted with a scenery of commorant fishing or ukai. Cormorants are a popular image in the Gifu area as they are trained and used for fishing on the rivers. This practice is called "ukai". This shikishi is signed with a red seal. There are some writings on the back. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with