Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Traditional House Entrance Gate Mon Black A634 mizuoke This cup is white with

This cup is white with gold inscriptions on the inside

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Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Traditional House Entrance Gate Mon Black A634 mizuoke This cup is white withJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This Japanese shikishi art board represents the entrance gate (mon) of a traditional Japanese house. The house is surrounded by trees and the gate is opened so we can see the house at the back. This scenery is painted in black and brown and has a lot of details. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people