Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Nanban Kabuto Momoyama Brown Gold A594

Vintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting

This is a vintage Japanese shikishi art board. It is hand-painted and features a Nanban kabuto, a Japanese helmet from the Momoyama period (17th century). The helmet is painted in brown and yellow and has realistic precision. The shikishi art board is titled, signed and dated on the back and has a read seal on the front. 

There are three basic types of shikishi paper—calligraphy (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 started using paper of the current size. In current day, shikishi paper/boards are used for autographs of celebrities and also commemorative messages to friends, coworkers, and classmates.

• Cardstock paper
• 1983
  
• Characters on the back: 南蛮兜（桃山時代）Nanban kabuto helmet (Momoyama period), 現代創像美術協会 gendai sozo bijutsu kyokai GSB art organization, 委員 i'in member, 原晃生 Hara Kosei, 昭和五十八年七月 Showa 58 (1983) July, 吉日描く 'painted on a good day'
  
• Item weight: 56 grams
• Packed weight: 256 grams
• Approx. 24 cm wide × 27 cm tall
• Good condition considering age. Some dents. Gold foil on the sides is peeled in some spots. Bent corners. Stains on the back. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos. 
• This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan

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