This vintage shikishi print from Kasuga Taisha 春日大社 features a powerful and expressive dragon motif, printed on a warm gold-toned shikishi board. The bold black brushwork, vivid red eyes, and blue-green highlights give the dragon a dramatic presence, while the textured gold background adds a sacred and festive atmosphere.
The red stamp 春日神社 marks its connection to Kasuga Taisha, one of Nara’s most important and historic Shinto shrines. In Japanese culture, the dragon is an auspicious creature associated with protection, spiritual power, good fortune, and the forces of water and nature. As a zodiac animal, the dragon also symbolizes vitality, success, ambition, and strong forward energy.
The artwork has a compact but striking composition, with the dragon emerging dynamically across the surface. Its fierce expression and flowing form make it a beautiful display piece for collectors of Japanese shrine art, zodiac dragon items, shikishi prints, or Kasuga Taisha-related objects.
This piece belongs to a 90s zodiac shikishi series from Kasuga Taisha. Other zodiac animals from the same series are also available, though the full set of twelve years is not complete, so each piece is sold separately. Please feel free to contact me if you are looking for another zodiac animal from this series.
Size: 12 x 14cm
