Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Summer Grass Dragonfly Green A701 snack bowl It is lacquered a reddish-brown

It is lacquered a reddish-brown color in the kamakurabori style (carved scales/hammered look)

2 cm wide x 31

Each larger flower is surrounded by small flowers and dots

The meaning of offering sakaki tree leaves is that we believe the gods living in the sakaki tree will protect the grave and the soul

19 cm long x 12 cm wide x 15

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Summer Grass Dragonfly Green A701 snack bowl It is lacquered a reddish-brownJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi hand painted art board represents plants with tiny round leaves painted in green and a flying dragonfly. It depicts the nature in Summer. This piece is signed with a name and a red seal. It has a date (likely) on the back. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been