Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Hotei Man Carrying Bag Buddhist Kakejiku SC861 Hokusai They are wearing kimono

They are wearing kimono

This is a brass Fukujoju Butsu (Amoghasiddhi Buddha) statue made for Buddhist altars

The glue is stuck on the side

There is a weight inside

it is made from precisely cut slats of wood held together by two copper metal plates via tension

Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Hotei Man Carrying Bag Buddhist Kakejiku SC861 Hokusai They are wearing kimonoJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a black and white illustration of Hotei (Budai), a monk carrying a cloth bag. This piece is signed with a name and red seals. 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 decoration. Tokokake is used at the Tokonoma