Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Vtg Shingon Thirteen Buddhas Buddhist KJ197 Osaka Kachotanzaku: bird-and-flower paintings

Kachotanzaku: bird-and-flower paintings

Japanese Miniature Paper Lantern Figurine

Blue iris design

Kanji on the front cover:  Seimei Kyobon (Text book)

42 cm wide x 7 cm tall

Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Vtg Shingon Thirteen Buddhas Buddhist KJ197 Osaka Kachotanzaku: bird-and-flower paintingsJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features an image of the Thirteen Buddhas of the Shingon School of Buddhism. At the bottom,Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, the founder of the Shingon School, is depicted sitting in meditation below the deities. The background of the scroll has a beautiful abstract floral pattern. Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper.