Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Morning Glory Asagao Red Blue A649 small bowl 5 x 25 x 14

5 x 25 x 14

Japanese brushed lacquer plate

From the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period

Item weight: 688 grams

Item weight:  20 grams

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Morning Glory Asagao Red Blue A649 small bowl 5 x 25 x 14Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board is painted with a climbing cluster of red and blue morning glories (asagao). There is some kanji writing on the front with a red signature stamp as well as a small dragonfly. 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