Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Rennyo Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA711 pillow The artwork is signed with

The artwork is signed with names and red seals but it is most likely a reproduction

Publisher: China Travel and Tourism Press

Item weight: 471 grams

This is a vintage Japanese part of a Buddhist altar called kouran

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Rennyo Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA711 pillow The artwork is signed 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.