Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Mouse Kimono Bell Mallet Black A760 card game Each table approx

Each table approx

Gap between bottom of lid and base of box

5 cm long x 23 cm wide x 24 cm tall

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a Japanese loquat tree bearing fruits

cup 7 cm wide x 8 cm tall

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Mouse Kimono Bell Mallet Black A760 card game Each table approxJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This is a Japanese shikishi art board representing two mice dressed in human clothing. One mouse is carrying a lucky mallet (Uchide no kozuchi) and the other one is pulling a bell. It is painted in black and white. 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 on Shikishi