Topic: Art
The Shikishi of laughing boars was drawn by Kevin Brechner of Pasadena.
As the annual New Year event of Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angles, the Shikishi card exhibition runs from Jan. 1 through Jan. 28 at the Doizaki Galley in the JACCC Building in Little Tokyo. Admission free.
The Shikishi exhibition features works from all walks of life: from dignitaries on both sides of the Pacific to children, from Prime Ministers to teachers. The only guideline imposed are the Hatsu-Warai (first laughter) theme and the use of ones' imagination.
The Japanese Shikishi is a 12 x 10 inch card used traditionally as a canvas for paintings, poetry, and words of inspiration. Today in Japan, a more common use for the Shikishi is as a canvas for collecting autographs and quotes from famous people.
