Japanese Wooden Hanging Scroll Box Vtg Kakejiku Hako Inside Length 60.8cm SB317 streamer green agate

green agate

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features calligraphy of a poem in 5 characters

and brown wood colors as well as an orange silk braided cord and tassel on the front and a beautiful crane bird crafted from paper-covered wire swooping down from the top

29 cm wide x 9 cm tall

Japanese Wooden Hanging Scroll Box Vtg Kakejiku Hako Inside Length 60.8cm SB317 streamer green agateVintage Japanese Wooden Storage Box for Hanging Scroll Hand crafted and in a natural wood color, this sturdy, slender box is made to store a hanging scroll, or kakejiku. The lid fits flush on the top. It has two carved wooden brackets attached to the inside used to keep a scroll in place. This specific box has characters on inside and outside the lid. It used to store a Buddhist scroll. Typically on display in Japanese tokonoma alcoves in homes and