Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Iris Flower Ayame A798 boy's festival It has a wide opening

It has a wide opening on the top and front

November 1st

Slight chips on the edge of the base

It has a blue and black picture drawn on the bowl

19 cm wide x 23

Japanese Ise Katagami Shikishi Art Board Vtg Decorative Iris Flower Ayame A798 boy's festival It has a wide openingJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi features an Ise Katagami cutout picture of two blooming iris flowers (ayame hanashoubu) with stems and leaves. 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, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been writing waka