Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Chigiri Takehebi Bamboo Snake Toy Green A623 Other - Tool The handle is made of

The handle is made of bamboo with wood stopper pins and metal bottom tip

White wood frame

Signature of Maker at the bottom of the cup (Nanshaku)

Some characters: 浴後 yokugo after the bath

Hinamatsuri (Doll's or Girls' Day) is a religious (Shinto) holiday in Japan

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Vtg Chigiri Takehebi Bamboo Snake Toy Green A623 Other - Tool The handle is made ofJapanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This is a Japanese shikishi art board representing an articulated bamboo snake toy. This shikishi is a collage made of small pieces of paper, including washi paper. It is green, red, black, gold and silver. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been writing waka and haiku on Shikishi paper