Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Shinran Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA710 tetsurin Japanese wooden vanished incense container

Japanese wooden vanished incense container with lid (Kogo)

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Western culture entered Japan in the Meiji era

Though it is the background piece

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Shinran Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA710 tetsurin Japanese wooden vanished incense containerVtg 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,