Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Blue Bird Red Momiji Autumn A820 cream Black cloth lining inside

Black cloth lining inside

Tachibana: 24 cm long x 17 cm wide x 35 cm tall

Kanji meaning: representative of the parishioners

It is a bright blue with an unglazed inside and bottom

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Blue Bird Red Momiji Autumn A820 cream Black cloth lining insideJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This Japanese hand painted shikishi art board features a blue bird sitting on a branch of a maple tree with red leaves, or momiji in Japanese. The bird is possibly a shishukara (Asian tit), or a yamagara (varied tit). This shikishi is a classic kacho (flower and bird) theme. This shikishi is signed with a name and a red seal. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy