Vtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll
This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) features an image of Emperor Hanazono who became a Buddhist monk and founded the basis for the Rinzai Zen Buddhism. It is a side scroll, or wakigake, part of a pair of scrolls to be displayed on each side of a central scroll or a statue. It is a powerful religious image, aimed to be at the center of an altar. This kakejiku is dark purple with a gold floral pattern. The image is orange, purple, green, gray.
- Dark purple, gold, red, orange, purple, green
- Paper, silk, wood
- C1980
- Item weight: 15 grams
- Packed weight: 200 grams
- Approx. 24.5 cm tall x 11.5 cm wide x 1 cm thick
- Good condition considering age. Wear and tear due to use. Stains on the back. The purple string at the top is broken. Please see the photos.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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