Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Hanazono Rinzai Zen Kakejiku Wakigake BA443 Calligraphy inkstone White with a blue design

White with a blue design of village and nature scenery including birds

Stains on the Japanese flag headband

85 cm tall x 40 cm wide

Japanese words on the bottom: Prime minister

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Hanazono Rinzai Zen Kakejiku Wakigake BA443 Calligraphy inkstone White with a blue designVtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) features an image of Emperor Hanazono who became a Buddhist monk and founded the basis for the Rinzai Zen Buddhism. 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 purple with a gold floral