Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Picture Heart Sutra Chichibu 34 Temples KJ117 teacup Plastic brown beads

Plastic brown beads

5 cm long × 20 cm wide

Eggplants are also pictured (associated with good luck)

It is a variety of colors (burgundy

Thorn like design is on the shoulder

Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku Picture Heart Sutra Chichibu 34 Temples KJ117 teacup Plastic brown beadsJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a pictographic version of the famous Buddhist Heart Sutra, or Hannya Shingyo in Japanese. This scroll is a commemorative item for the Chichubu 34 Sacred Places pilgrimage. The base of the scroll has a beautiful dark green floral pattern. Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper. Kakejiku was a tool to spread Buddhism