Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Rinzai Zen Kanzan Egen BA407 Chest The woman is standing indoors

The woman is standing indoors in front of a Western-style wooden door

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

This vintage lidded rectangular box is originally made for a par of clay pots (dobin)

36 cm wide x 4 cm tall

Brown stains on the plate

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Rinzai Zen Kanzan Egen BA407 Chest The woman is standing indoorsVtg 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