Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Hotei 7 Lucky Gods Buddhist Gray A765 cotton It has an indentation with

It has an indentation with carved rings at the center to keep a cup from slipping off

Vtg Japanese Cloisonne Clown Ornament

Item weight: 2039 grams

Small chips on the edge

Rust marks on the neck

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Hotei 7 Lucky Gods Buddhist Gray A765 cotton It has an indentation withJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This Japanese shikishi art board features a portrait of Hotei sitting next to his huge sack. Hotei is one of the Seven Lucky Gods, god of fortune. Hotei was also a Buddhist monk. This shikishi is signed with a name and 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