Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Little Bird Calligraphy Poem Black A671 agate Item weight: 642 grams

Item weight:  642 grams

Tool for beating fabric

Packed weight 1257 grams

When all panels opened approx

This medal was given to soldiers who served in the China Incident war WW2

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Little Bird Calligraphy Poem Black A671 agate Item weight: 642 gramsJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board is hand painted with a little bird in grey and yellow. A calligraphed poem is written on top of the bird. This shikishi is signed with a red seal. 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