Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Hyotan Gourd Calligraphy Poem Kakejiku Chagake SC914 glass Golden ribbon-like design

Golden ribbon-like design

Words on the front of the lid: Ouchi lantern

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a landscape painting with mountains

Milky white beads

Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Hyotan Gourd Calligraphy Poem Kakejiku Chagake SC914 glass Golden ribbon-like designJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features an illustration of a Japanese hyotan gourd on the bottom and a calligraphed poem on the top. It has a label on the outside of the scroll. Kakejiku is a Japanese picture or calligraphy mounted on a piece of paper. It was a tool to spread Buddhism in Japan and has been integrated with Japanese culture as interior decoration. Tokokake is used at the