Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Crab Gray White Black Sumie Family A717 jubako 168 cm long x 60

168 cm long x  60

This two-panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of a tied knot of kelp (kombu)

Vtg Japanese Hina Doll Miniature Furniture

This hyotan/gourd-shaped tray boasts the classic glossy red and black lacquer

It is mostly gold with the top surface coated in a glossy black lacquer

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Crab Gray White Black Sumie Family A717 jubako 168 cm long x 60Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features crabs. They seem to be spotlighted because of the gray color around them. It is hand painted in a simple black and white style. This shikishi has writing and is signed with a red seal. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been writing waka and