Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Dog Calligraphy Black A681 black and white Both the children's faces and

Both the children's faces and the oranges are round

Used for placing the hand towel called Oshibori in Japanese

Used for Small items or small sweets

and calligrapher of the Meiji and early Showa eras

ladle stand

Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Dog Calligraphy Black A681 black and white Both the children's faces andJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features a printed reproduction of picture of a dog. There are some calligraphed kanji characters on top. This shikishi is signed with names and red seals. 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),