Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Daruma Portrait Buddhist Black A709 Osaka There is calligraphy kanji on

There is calligraphy kanji on the lid

Small chip on outer edge of rim

The foot part has a rough texture without glaze

Lit by electricity

2 cm long x 16

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Daruma Portrait Buddhist Black A709 Osaka There is calligraphy kanji onJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features a portrait of Bodhidharma, or Daruma in Japanese. It is hand painted in a simple black and white style. This shikishi 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 haiku on Shikishi paper (various sizes),