Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Crab Gray White Black Sumie Family A717 jubako Vtg Japanese Hina Doll Miniature

Vtg Japanese Hina Doll Miniature Furniture

Tools used during ceremonies

Scratches (center)

Folded size 27 cm x 24 cm x 3 cm

Some discoloration from use

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Crab Gray White Black Sumie Family A717 jubako Vtg Japanese Hina Doll MiniatureJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features crabs. They seem to be spotlighted because of the gray color around them. It is hand painted in a simple black and white style. This shikishi has writing and 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