Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Iris Flower Ayame A798 Multi Color The front latch features an

The front latch features an embossed image of birds with flowers and pine trees

There are characters engraved on the back: Hoki Daisen

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This cup is mostly black with beige

4cm long x 2 cm wide x3

Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Iris Flower Ayame A798 Multi Color The front latch features anJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi features an Ise Katagami cutout picture of two blooming iris flowers (ayame hanashoubu) with stems and leaves. Katagami are used as a means of dyeing beautiful patterns onto silk fabrics and other textiles. 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