Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Rennyo Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA872 lamp Green tea bowls are traditionally

Green tea bowls are traditionally used for preparing and drinking green tea during tea ceremonies but can be used in many scenes of modern everyday life

This piece is dated and signed by Miyao Yamada and a red seal

Matsuzakaya Labor Union

Kanji means a lot of happiness and longevity are coming

There is a piece of white porcelain (Me-Ato mark) on the bottom

Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll Vtg Rennyo Jodo Shinshu Kakejiku Wakigake BA872 lamp Green tea bowls are traditionallyVtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Scroll This Japanese vintage paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) features an image of Rennyo, a Buddhist monk head of the Honganji temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect. It is a side scroll, or wakigake, part of a pair of scrolls to be displayed on each side of a central scroll or a statue. It is a powerful religious image, aimed to be at the center of an altar. This kakejiku is dark blue and red with a gold floral pattern.