Japanese Hanging Scroll Calligraphy Gusei Shuki Poetry Kakejiku Kakemono SC797 dup-review-publication Japanese Wooden Motivational Paddle Display

Japanese Wooden Motivational Paddle Display Board

We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu

4 cm wide x 5 cm tall

It is a vase that is offered on Buddhist altars for ancestors

Discolorations from water on lid

Japanese Hanging Scroll Calligraphy Gusei Shuki Poetry Kakejiku Kakemono SC797 dup-review-publication Japanese Wooden Motivational Paddle DisplayVtg Japanese Hanging Scroll Kakejiku This is a vintage Japanese hang scroll Kakejiku. A poem was written in calligraphy,It means that study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder. This is a famous poem "gsei" by Shuki (). Kakejiku was a tool to spread Buddhism in Japan. It has been integrated with Japanese culture as interior decoration. Tokokake is used at the Tokonoma in tatami room. Chakake has Zen words used