Japanese Tanzaku Shikishi Art Board Straw Hut Peony Winter Spring Color A738 large HSmall tears in paper have

HSmall tears in paper have been previously mended with tape on the inside as well as sewn (stitching can be seen on the outside)

and at the very bottom is a metal loop with a beige string with two tassels attached

[Lid] 12 cm wide x 3 cm tall

Japanese ceramic Tanuki statue

This wakikake is brown and gold with a floral pattern

Japanese Tanzaku Shikishi Art Board Straw Hut Peony Winter Spring Color A738 large HSmall tears in paper haveJapanese Tanzaku Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese tanzaku long type shikishi art board features peony flowers covered with a straw hut. These straw huts, called warabocchi in Japanese, are built to protect the plant from the snow. The shikishi is hand painted and has a sign and a red seal. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period,