Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Meiji Tenno Gyosei Calligraphy Poetry KJ110 yellow Porcelain teapot

Porcelain teapot

Some marks (top of the box)

This three-panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of three large mandala circles

Japanese iron statue

Discoloration on bottom

Japanese Hanging Scroll Vtg Kakejiku Meiji Tenno Gyosei Calligraphy Poetry KJ110 yellow Porcelain teapotJapanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features calligraphy in sosho cursive style. The poem is a part of a piece of waka (classical Japanese literature) called Meiji Tenno Gyosei, meaning "poetry by the Emperor Meiji". This piece is signed with a name and red seals. 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