Japanese Silk Shikishi Painting – Watermelons and Cricket (Showa era)

Delicate hand-painted Japanese shikishi on silk (approx. 24×27 cm) depicting two striped watermelons with a finely rendered cricket perched on top — a charming scene from the traditional grass-and-insects (sōchū-ga) genre.
Signed with the artist’s calligraphic name and a red square seal, the work was created in the mid-Showa period, when painters carried forward the elegance of Nihonga traditions established by the Maruyama–Shijō school.
The silk surface shows a subtle patina, backed on sturdy shikishi board — not a print, but an original painting.
A graceful addition for collectors of Japanese art, botanical imagery, and seasonal motifs.
Carefully shipped from Riga, Latvia by the Riga Gallery of Japanese Art “CloudyYokomido,” with protective packaging and full tracking.

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