Shikishi-mon 2 (poetry paper pattern) is an original chiyogami design which shows a scattering of shikishi, a heavy calligraphy paper used in ancient Japan for writing poems. On these papers are written poems from Hyakunin Isshu, a classical collection of tanka poems, one each from 100 different poets. There are gold, light blue, and purple versions available for download.
Shikishi-mon 2 (poetry paper pattern) is an original chiyogami design which shows a scattering of shikishi, a heavy calligraphy paper used in ancient Japan for writing poems. On these papers are written poems from Hyakunin Isshu, a classical collection of tanka poems, one each from 100 different poets. There are gold, light blue, and purple versions available for download.