Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Bamboo Window Bird A797 brushed lacquer Design: Beige and pink color

Design: Beige and pink color

blue color

Vtg Chinese Large Statue Figurine

Colored a glossy caramel brown with lovely wood grain on display and clean linework

Design: Fukurokuju (7 lucky gods) with turtle

Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Bamboo Window Bird A797 brushed lacquer Design: Beige and pink colorJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi features an Ise Katagami cutout picture of a sprawling stalk of bamboo next to what appears to be a slatted window with a bird silhouette. It has a simple border on the outside edge. 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,