Vintage Japanese Shikishi – Pink Flowers in Sumi-e Style (1969)

This elegant Japanese shikishi board features a delicate ink and watercolor painting of blooming pink flowers, likely a spring-blooming wild rose or quince, symbolizing purity and the fleeting nature of beauty (mono no aware). The brushwork follows the expressive tradition of sumi-e, blending soft tonal washes with confident linework. The painting is unsigned, but the handwritten dedication on the reverse dates it to October 23, 1969, in Minato Ward, Tokyo, possibly a gift or personal creation by an artist named Satō Chihiro.

Executed on traditional shikishi board with a gold rim and subtle mica flecks on the reverse side, this piece is a graceful example of mid-Showa era floral art in the kachō-ga genre.

– Medium: Ink and watercolor on washi paper
– Mount: Shikishi board with gold rim
– Size: approx. 24 × 27 cm
– Era: Showa 44 (1969)
– Shipping: Safe and tracked shipping from Latvia (Riga Gallery of Japanese Art CloudyYokomido)


For US buyers: this item enters the United States duty-free.