Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Calligraphed Poem Grass Kakejiku Chagake SC936 abacus paulownia crest

paulownia crest

Kanji on the front cover: Daishi daily religious service Sutra

Japanese sake bottle

The metal stamp is written トミダ製品 "Tomida product"

Yano Sakaba (Bar Yano)

Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Calligraphed Poem Grass Kakejiku Chagake SC936 abacus paulownia crestJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a calligraphed poem in black ink. It has an illustration of a river and some grass at the bottom of the poem. This scroll is signed with a name and a red seal. 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.