Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Inuhariko Amulet Dog Paper-Mache A724 shunga This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist sutra book called Jusanbutsu Shingon Hannya Shingyo

red ink pad

Packed weight: 1008 grams

Very light stains

body piece

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Inuhariko Amulet Dog Paper-Mache A724 shunga This is a vintage JapaneseJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features a dog shaped papier mache or Inuhariko, a lucky charm in Japan. Kanji next to Inuhariko says its age. It is hand painted in red and black. 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