Japanese Wooden Hanging Scroll Box Vtg Kakejiku Hako Inside Length 42.2cm SB224 lid Design: Swallows are Flying

Design: Swallows are Flying

The katagami is adhered to a shikishi board behind it

and poetry written on it

1 of the corners is slightly loose

Japanese Wooden Hanging Scroll Box Vtg Kakejiku Hako Inside Length 42.2cm SB224 lid Design: Swallows are FlyingVintage Japanese Wooden Storage Box for Hanging Scroll Hand crafted and a medium brown color, this sturdy, slender wooden box is made to store a hanging scroll, or kakejiku. The lid fits loosely on the top. Inside are two adjustable carved brackets meant to secure a scroll in place. Typically on display in Japanese tokonoma alcoves in homes and other traditional establishments, hanging scrolls have various themes, from seasonal holiday images to poems