Japanese watercolor, lucky gods painting, shikishi board, shikishi board popular art, ebisu
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japanese watercolor, lucky gods painting, shikishi board, shikishi board art, ebisu
(listing for art board only)
The title of this shikishi board art is “ Nifukujin”, ( two lucky gods). These two lucky gods, with cute comical faces, have been hand painted onto a mini shikshi by Nakatani Bungyo (1944- ) The painting is signed by the artist using his hanko, or Japanese seal.
Ebisu and Daikoku have been painted in beautiful pastel tones with traditional Japanese watercolors ( gansai). The two gods sit together on a boat which sails them to good fortune; Ebisu holding his lucky red snapper and Daikoku holding his magic mallet.
This shikishi is for display at New Year, when many lucky goods are displayed, to bring good fortune for the oncoming year. They can be displayed all year round too. We always need good luck.
- measures 12 cm (4.73”) x 13.5 cm (5.32”).
- weighs 20 gm.
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SHIKISHI BOARDS
Shikishi boards are made from fine handmade washi paper laminated to hard board backing. They are edged with a strip of gold paper and are used for sumi-e paintings, haiku poems, calligraphy and watercolor paintings. There are also silk screen and printed shikishi too. The regular size measures 242 mm (9.52”) x 272 mm (10.7”). Lately a mini size, measuring 120 mm (4.73”) x 135 mm (5.32”) has also become popular.
Traditional shikishi art is based around the seasons and seasonal events. Paintings of flowers, animals, fish, vegetables, lucky images, events, such as Hina Matsuri. boys day, bean throwing day and New Year can be found. Japanese people rotate around the paintings to reflect the season, making a display to keep themselves in touch with the beauty of nature and yearly festivities, from within their own home.
Japanese shikishi were traditionally attached to a hanging scroll and displayed in the tokonoma of a formal Japanese tatami mat room. Recently people do not have a tokonoma so some lovely frames for shikishi have become available. They still give you the option to change around your art according to the seasons and also give you the freedom to make a display in any room you like!
JAPANESE GANSAI WATERCOLORS
The colors of traditional Japanese gansai watercolors are different from those of European transparent watercolors. Japanese paints are based on colors that can actually be seen in nature, which explains the abundance of blues and greens in gansai paintings. The colors popular give a calm and peaceful feeling to the viewer because they are not overly saturated.
EBISU
Ebisu is known as the God of commerce and prosperity, the ocean and fishing. He is the guardian of all occupations. He holds a fishing rod in one hand and a big snapper under the other arm. A red snapper is eaten at all happy events in Japan. Ebisu will make sure you always have plenty of money, success and food!!!
DAIKOKU
Daikoku is the God of wealth and good fortune, and of farmers and food. He is a cheerful, chubby God, standing on bales of rice. He has a sack of treasure slung over one shoulder and a magic mallet in the other hand. Put him in your home and you will always have good fortune, money and lots of food!