Antique Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Bird Flower Painting Kacho Color KJ186 haizara Two Japanese characters are engraved

Two Japanese characters are engraved on the bottom

Un is a cloud

This ema plaque has a picture of a black sheep in front of a rising sun

Some dust kiln marks on the top

The name of the person in the Chushingura story

Antique Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Bird Flower Painting Kacho Color KJ186 haizara Two Japanese characters are engravedJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This antique Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) represents a flying bird with a rope, some green leaves from a plant, and a black, red and white flower. This type of kakejiku is called kacho, meaning bird and flower. This piece is signed with a name and a red seal. 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