Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Nihonga Picture Hyotan Gourds A528 ware Item Weight: 338 grams

Item Weight: 338 grams

It is also common to use these types of plates (called meimeizara) during tea ceremonies for wagashi sweets

Kanji and Japanese letters on the body mean: I won't forget Owari-Inuyama where Japane Rhine is

Japanese on the small wooden board: Zodiac that brings good fortune

Back design: Iwachu

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Nihonga Picture Hyotan Gourds A528 ware Item Weight: 338 gramsVintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board This vintage hand painted shikishi art board of a collection of hyotan gourds with red cords is a simple display piece that can find a place in any home or office decor. Hyotan gourds are known to symbolize happiness and success in business. 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