Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku W/ Wooden Box
This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a reproduction of a picture by artist Miyamoto Musashi representing a bird standing at the top of a vertical branch of an old tree. The piece has a red seal. It is stored in a wooden box with the title and the artist's name on the lid, and a label on the inside.
Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper. Kakejiku was a tool to spread Buddhism in Japan. It has been integrated with Japanese culture as interior decoration. Tokokake is used at the Tokonoma in tatami room. Chakake has Zen words used in the tea ceremony room. Buddha-kake is used in the Buddhist altar.
- Silk, paper, wood
- 1969
- Some characters on box/label: 宮本二天 Miyamoto Niten (Miyamoto Musashi), 枯木鳴鵙 A Shrike on a Barren Branch, 昭和四十四年七月三十日発行 published July 30th Showa 44 (1969)
- Item weight: 814 grams
- Packed weight: 1214 grams
- Scroll approx. 192 cm long x 71 cm wide (ends) x 65 cm wide (image)
- Box approx. 63.2 cm long x 7.9 cm wide x 7.2 cm tall
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Good condition considering its age. Some tiny stains all over front and back. Some stains on box. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
- We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan
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