Japanese Boxed Hanging Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Horse Ema Plaque Plum Tree Pink KJ143 Utamaro Stains on the front top

Stains on the front top

[Item] 28 cm x 12 cm  x 4

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) represents a Japanese hawk (taka) on the branch of a tree

Lacquer worn on top surface

[Design] 26 cm x 17 cm x 4 cm

Japanese Boxed Hanging Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Horse Ema Plaque Plum Tree Pink KJ143 Utamaro Stains on the front topJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku W Wooden Box This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features an ema wooden plaque with a horse, placed on a plum tree bearing blossoms. It is painted in pink and black. The box has characters on the inside and the outside of the lid. Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper. It was a tool to spread Buddhism in Japan and has been integrated with Japanese culture as