Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Shinran Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA710 tetsurin Western culture entered Japan in

Western culture entered Japan in the Meiji era

This item is a set of vintage Japanese drink saucers

Mukozuke(sashimi plate)

This is a Japanese vintage sepia tone photograph of two men outside a building

25 cm wide x 23

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Shinran Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA710 tetsurin Western culture entered Japan inVtg 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 blue and red with a gold floral pattern. The image is black,