Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Vtg Hanshan Temple Night Mooring Bridge KJ82 animals 8 cm wide x 21

8 cm wide x 21

Item Weight: 26 grams

the backside is white with a geometric pattern while the main part is gray with embroidered champagne color flowers

Paper is fragile and cracks easily

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Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Vtg Hanshan Temple Night Mooring Bridge KJ82 animals 8 cm wide x 21Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features calligraphy of a famous poem from China called "A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge" or fuukyou yahaku in Japanese. This kakejiku reproduces a stone carved with the poem. 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 interior