Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Vtg Oshie Zaiku Fabric Silk Craft Rat A564 Porcelain vase Silk or No silk: Silk

Silk or No silk:  Silk outside of the paper

2 of black letter means 1971 in sexagenary cycle

6 cm tall (handle up)

almost black glossy glaze with handwritten Japanese characters designed with a masking technique

Japanese Zodiac Shikishi Art Board Vtg Oshie Zaiku Fabric Silk Craft Rat A564 Porcelain vase Silk or No silk: SilkVintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board This item is a vintage Japanese shikishi art board. In the style of oshie zaiku, or padded silk, this piece features raised zodiac images of two rats and a box of koban gold coins. This particular piece was handcrafted at the Higashigawa Handicraft Workshop in Omi Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture and comes with its original cardboard cover. It is signed with red seals. There are three basic types of shikishi