Daitoku-ji Temple, Obai-in, Master Taigen Kobayashi, Shikishi (Square Cardboard) About this image: The image is a calligraphy work with a white phoenix on a red background and black characters. Phoenix Illustration: A white phoenix is drawn on the right side, known as an auspicious motif. Calligraphy Characters: On the left side, the characters are written in black ink and read "Saihou Tanshou ni Mau" (彩鳳舞丹霄). This means "A beautiful phoenix dances in the red sky," and is a phrase representing good fortune and prosperity. Shikishi only. There are traces of peeled double-sided tape on the back of the shikishi, but the surface is in very good condition. This is a very auspicious shikishi ★ Please understand that this is stored by a private individual.