I enjoyed decorating my Japanese-style room with paintings and tapestries of traditional Japanese instruments ✾. The base is made of sturdy wood. The vertical, obi-like design is cool. A Satsuma biwa is depicted in silver, with red, black, and gold detailing. It is in overall beautiful condition. However, there are some marks left from when I used masking tape to attach something. *It seems the white coating on the paint has peeled off. *This is in the upper right corner. *It's not very noticeable at a glance. It would be lovely to have it repaired at a shop that specializes in repairing folding screens, or to repair it yourself, or to arrange it by adding gold or silver decorations ❦. It is still a very beautiful item. It would be nice to display it with Hina dolls ◎. My guests have complimented it many times. It is a rare item. ◆ Size: 90 x 30cm ◆ Original Price: Approximately 55,000 yen [Excerpt from the internet about Satsuma Biwa] During the Warring States period, it began in the Satsuma region (Kagoshima Prefecture) with the aim of teaching samurai about their education and way of life through the performance of the biwa. The subject matter often included battle scenes, and its bold expression is a characteristic, but it spread among townspeople in the late Edo period when peace continued. Thank you for looking.