Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting
This vintage Japanese shikishi hand-painted art board represents a dragon flying in gray and gold thunderclouds. The dragon's head and one of its front feet are painted clearly, and its body is vague behind the cloud. The dragon's eyes are gold and seem to stare at something sharply. From the writing on the back, this is a painting of the year's zodiac. This piece is signed with names and red seals. There is some writing with a name card on the back.
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 the current day, shikishi paper/boards are used for autographs of celebrities and also commemorative messages to friends, coworkers, and classmates.
- Gray, white, blue, gold, red
- Cardstock paper
- C1988
- Writings on the back: 昭和六十三年 showa63(1988), 戊辰 tsuchienotatsu zodiac name
- Name card: 一宮市政功労者 contributor for Ichinomiya city municipal government, 一宮市文化財保護審議会委員長 a chairperson of Ichinomiya city cultural assets protection council, 葉栗史編さん委員長 Editor-in-Chief of the editorial committee for Haguri history book, 光明寺霊園管理委員長 a chairperson of the administration committee for Komyo-ji temple cemetery, 勲五等 kungoto award name, 小島 太郎 Kojima Taro male name
- Item weight: 50 grams
- Packed weight: 250 grams
- Approx. 24.2 cm wide × 27.2 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. 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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