Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Rinzai Zen Kanzan Egen BA407 Chest Good for summer bowl

Good for summer bowl

This vintage lidded rectangular box is originally made for a par of clay pots (dobin)

6 cm wide (ends) x 31 cm wide (paper)

Small chips in rim

Some adhesive residue on side

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Rinzai Zen Kanzan Egen BA407 Chest Good for summer bowlVtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (wakikake) represents Kanzan Egen, a Buddhist monk founder of Myoshin ji Temple, and is associated to Rinzai (Linji) Zen Buddhism. This scroll is an icon displayed in Japanese Buddhist home altars, Butsudan. It is a powerful religious image, aimed to be at the center of an altar. This wakikake is brown and gold with a floral pattern. The image is green, orange and