Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Shikoku Pilgrimage 88 Places Goshuin Nokyojiku SC886 Ainu Bear For keeping Buddhist prayer beads

For keeping Buddhist prayer beads or Buddhist sutra books

40 cm wide x 27 cm long

This mug has a handle with hand-painted gold and dragon designs on it

Acquired at the famous Osu antique market in Nagoya

Shippo-Yaki

Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Shikoku Pilgrimage 88 Places Goshuin Nokyojiku SC886 Ainu Bear For keeping Buddhist prayer beadsJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features 88 boxes to place 88 red seals (goshuin) from the temples and places of the Shikoku Hachijuhakkasho or Shikoku Pilgrimage. This kakejiku has some boxes filled with temple seals. Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper. It was a tool to spread Buddhism in Japan and has been integrated with Japanese culture as interior