Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Cormorant Fishing Nagaragawa Ukai A725 pail This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese porcelain teacup and saucer set

It is larger than most pieces of its kind and painted in black lacquer with gold makie designs of peony flowers and vines

Kanji on the box: Bronze

黒檀 kokutan black ebony

14 cm wide x 6 cm tall

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Vtg Cormorant Fishing Nagaragawa Ukai A725 pail This is a vintage JapaneseJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This vintage Japanese shikishi art board is hand painted with a scenery of commorant fishing or ukai. Cormorants are a popular image in the Gifu area as they are trained and used for fishing on the rivers. This practice is called "ukai". This shikishi is signed with a red seal. There are some writings on the back. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with