Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Water Buffalo Black Monochrome A591 stripe I think it's probably a

I think it's probably a seal used by a cosmetics company

4 cm tall (design is approx

昭和十二年四月下旬 showa jyuni-nen shi-gatsu gejyun (Showa 12 year

5 cm wide x 4 cm tall (excluding attached cord)

Scratches and scuffs

Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting Water Buffalo Black Monochrome A591 stripe I think it's probably aVintage Japanese Shikishi Art Board Painting This is a vintage Japanese shikishi art board. It is hand painted and features a water buffalo. It is in a black and white monochrome style and has some inscriptions in Japanese on the left of the composition. The shikishi art board is signed. There are three basic types of shikishi papercalligraphy (poem, haiku) only, calligraphy with pictures, and pictures only. Since the Heian period, people have been