Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Vtg Oshie Zaiku Fabric Silk Craft Boar A569

Vintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board 

This item is a vintage Japanese shikishi art board. In the style of oshie zaiku, or padded silk, this piece features raised zodiac image of a brown leaping wild boar (inoshishi). This particular piece was handcrafted at the Higashigawa Handicraft Workshop in Omi Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture and comes with its original cardboard cover. It is signed with red seals.

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, silk
• Kanji on cover: 押絵細工 (oshie zaiku/padded silk)
• C1970
  
• Item weight: 138 grams
• Packed weight: 338 grams
• Approx. 24 cm wide × 27 cm tall
• Good condition considering age. Wear/tearing/staining/fading on cardboard cover. 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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