Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting w/ Stand
This is a vintage Japanese shikishi artboard with a wooden stand. It is hand-painted with Akafuji or Mt.Fuji, and it appears red because of the sun's rays. Akafuji is thought of as a lucky charm in Japan. The painting is on a folding fan-shaped gold part. This shikishi is signed with a red seal. On the back, there are hand-written Kanji characters and a business card.
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.
- Red, gold, green, white, black,
- Cardstock paper
- C1980
- Kanji on the back: 六十二年一月 January, year of 62
- Business card: a person who merits Ichinomiya-city politics, chairperson of some committees, a name, his address, and phone number
- Item weight: 122 grams
- Packed weight: 322 grams
- Approx. [shikishi] 24.2 cm wide × 27.3 cm tall, [with stand] 34.5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide x 28.5 cm tall
- Fair condition considering age. Stains. Light wrinkles 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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