Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Rennyo Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA872 scenery The edges are decorated with

The edges are decorated with intricate floral patterned bronze metal

This suiban is wide and shallow with no extra details aside from the natural crackling of the glaze

followed by a fish-shaped bell

The name of the precious owner is handwritten on the back cover

Abalone Shell embedded in lacquer (Raden)

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Rennyo Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA872 scenery The edges are decorated withVtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) features an image of Rennyo, a Buddhist monk head of the Honganji temple 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.