Vtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Shinran Shonin Icon
This is a Japanese vintage fabric and paper hanging scroll representing Shinran, or right Owakigake. It is an icon displayed in Japanese Buddhist home altars, Butsudan. It is a powerful religious image, aimed to be at the center of an altar. This Owakigake is gold and dark blue with red accents. It is embellished with metal parts on the top and bottom and it is signed on the back. Actually, Owakigake consists of a pair of scrolls: one on the right of the Amida Buddha icon, and one on the left.
- Gold, dark blue, red, white, green
- Fabric, paper, wood, metal
- C1950
- Some characters on the back: 本願寺々務釋光尊 Hongwanji, 親鸞上人 Shinran
- Item weight: 29 grams
- Packed weight: 200 grams
- Approx. 32.6 cm tall x 14.2 cm wide x 1 cm thick
- Great condition. Wear and tear due to use. Please see the photos.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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