Japanese Buddhist Hanging Scroll Vtg Heart Sutra Hannya Shingyo Kakejiku SC808 Kokeshi Doll Red painting with gold accent

Red painting with gold accent

Kanji on the paper reads Somin Shorai no Shison Nari

Shunkei-Nuri wooden lacquerware

Brown residue of something on the blade

4 cm long x 14

Japanese Buddhist Hanging Scroll Vtg Heart Sutra Hannya Shingyo Kakejiku SC808 Kokeshi Doll Red painting with gold accentJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This is a vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono). The words composing the Heart Sutra, an important text for Buddhism, are calligraphed all over the paper. This piece is signed by Akiji Midoriyama 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.