Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Vtg Plum Blossom Sparrow Bird Color Ink KJ97 chrysanthemum This vase green and brown

This vase green and brown

8 cm wide x 6

the backside is plain while the main part is red with embroidered white and green peonies with gold embellishments

rin bell: 12 cm wide x 6

Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Vtg Plum Blossom Sparrow Bird Color Ink KJ97 chrysanthemum This vase green and brownJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a gorgeous branch of a plum tree bearing delicate white blossoms. A bird, likely a sparrow, is sitting on the branch. This type of scroll is called kacho, literally birds and flowers. 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