Japanese Shikishi Art Board Oshie Silk Fabric Playing Children Blue Green A777 mari Green tea bowl: Soft gray

Green tea bowl: Soft gray glaze with dark gray designs

The carvings depict clouds and deity-like figures near the roof

Janome Kodai

The border is a grayish green and there are orange and gold floral accents on top and bottom of the image

Lines are carved

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Oshie Silk Fabric Playing Children Blue Green A777 mari Green tea bowl: Soft grayJapanese Shikishi Art Board This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features an oshie zaiku (Japanese patchwork) design of two children playing. They each wear simple yukata, one blue with leaves and one green with birds and mice. Oshie zaiku gives a unique 3D appearance. 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