Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Shinran Jodo Shinshu Paper Silk BA409 Scroll Kanji on the bottom: 第七回全国菓子飴大品評会記念・昭和三年九月主催岐阜

Kanji on the bottom: 第七回全国菓子飴大品評会記念・昭和三年九月主催岐阜 dai nana kai zenkoku kashi ame daihinpyo-kai kinen・Showa san'nen kugatsu shusai gifu commemorative souvenir for the 7th National Sweets and Candies Competitive Show Fair・Showa 3 September

sturdy stand is held together by three posts with tapered ends

and Seihoji temple

A work by sculptor Sotaro Saegusa (1911-2006)

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Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Shinran Jodo Shinshu Paper Silk BA409 Scroll Kanji on the bottom: 第七回全国菓子飴大品評会記念・昭和三年九月主催岐阜Vtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) represents Buddhist monk Shinran sitting and holding a juzu prayer bracelet in his hands. 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 kakejiku is black and gold with a floral pattern. The image is black, orange, red, green and blue and has an