Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Iris Flower Ayame A798 boy's festival A gold eagle sits on

A gold eagle sits on the tree

19 cm wide x 23

and lacquer missing in some places

It features decorative "handles" on the sides for easy opening

Imperfection glaze in the center of the vase

Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Iris Flower Ayame A798 boy's festival A gold eagle sits onJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi features an Ise Katagami cutout picture of two blooming iris flowers (ayame hanashoubu) with stems and leaves. Katagami are used as a means of dyeing beautiful patterns onto silk fabrics and other textiles. There are three basic types of shikishi paper: calligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been writing waka