Japanese Hanging Scroll Saigoku 33 Sacred Places Goshuin Buddhist Kakejiku KJ10 other Governor of Gifu Prefecture

Governor of Gifu Prefecture

Shifted bottom bar

Chip on edge

pillow: 11 cm wide x 5

This is a vintage Japanese wooden bookshelf

Japanese Hanging Scroll Saigoku 33 Sacred Places Goshuin Buddhist Kakejiku KJ10 other Governor of Gifu PrefectureJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features an image of the Buddhist deity Kannon. All around that central image, there are 33 names and goshuin stamps of sacred places such as temples part of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. 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