Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Vtg Oshie Zaiku Fabric Silk Craft Horse A572 basket The Japanese character for good

The Japanese character for good fortune (福 fuku) is painted on the front of the mortar

Sokunyo Monshu Goshinshu

5 cm wide x 16

white stone: 20 mm wide x 5 mm thick

and the headpiece at the very top uses deep red cloth and orange string

Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Vtg Oshie Zaiku Fabric Silk Craft Horse A572 basket The Japanese character for goodVintage 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 white horse with red and gold saddle. 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