Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Nihonga Picture Chrysanthemums A522 seto ware Makie-style plates (makie-zara)

Makie-style plates (makie-zara)

Meimeizara are designed to work well with traditional Japanese sweets called wagashi

Wearing around the neck and tied with thin ribbons on the ends

Item weight: 735 grams

Carved lines on the top surface

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Painting Nihonga Picture Chrysanthemums A522 seto ware Makie-style plates (makie-zara)Vintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board This vintage hand painted shikishi art board of white, yellow, and red chrysanthemums (kiku) is a beautiful display piece that can find a place in any home or office decor. In Japan, chrysanthemums are known to symbolize longevity as well as the Japanese imperial family. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period,