{"product_id":"horaisan-handwritten-shikishi-calligraphy-on-red-karakami-paper","title":"Horaisan” – Handwritten Shikishi Calligraphy on Red Karakami Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Horaisan” (蓬莱山) – Original Handwritten Shikishi by Zen Master Taigen Kobayashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalligrapher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Zen Master Taigen Kobayashi (小林太玄)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalligraphy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 蓬莱山 (Horaisan) – The Mountain of Immortality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Red Karakami (紅唐紙) – Traditional Japanese Decorative Paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Shikishi (Traditional Japanese Calligraphy Board)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original Handwritten Calligraphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Kyoto, Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis elegant shikishi features the original handwritten calligraphy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Horaisan” (蓬莱山)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Zen Master Taigen Kobayashi, beautifully written on rich red Karakami paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeaning of “Horaisan” (蓬莱山)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Horaisan” refers to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMount Horai, the legendary mountain of immortality and eternal 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