Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Morning Glory Flower Blue Kakejiku Chagake SC909 Box Design: Angler by the river

Design: Angler by the river

This is an antique Japanese Buddhist altar fitting wooden offering table Maejyoku

It is a dynamic monochrome piece

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a person standing on a boat

Slight discolorations on the pillow

Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Morning Glory Flower Blue Kakejiku Chagake SC909 Box Design: Angler by the riverJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) illustrates morning glories, a flower representative of summer in Japan, with calligraphed text on top. Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper. It was a tool to spread Buddhism in Japan and has been integrated with Japanese culture as interior decoration. Tokokake is used at the Tokonoma in tatami room. Chakake has Zen words