Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Shinran Kakejiku Wakigake Paper Silk BA421 Inuyama 6 cm long x 6

6 cm long x 6 cm wide x 7 cm tall

Blue with the white Japanese word

Sarukoyaki

A stand is designed with a crane on top of a turtle and a crane holds a lotus flower

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Shinran Kakejiku Wakigake Paper Silk BA421 Inuyama 6 cm long x 6Vtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) features an image of Shinran, a Buddhist monk founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect. 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 brown and gold with a floral pattern. The image is gold,