Japanese Pilgrimage Scroll 33 Temples
Item: Japanese pilgrimage scroll (Nōkyō-jiku)
Content: There are names & symbols of famous 33 temples in west Japan. This is proof of the pilgrimage. Sacred sites mean places with miraculous virtue and refer to Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, and other religious facilities and places associated with them that are considered sacred.
Origin: Japan
Date: late Meiji era
Size of the entire hanging scroll: 47 x 185 cm
Size of the painting (stamps area): 36 x 138 cm
Material: Silk, Paper (Handwriting)
Design: Japanese scroll with Seals and Handwritten Signatures by Temple Monk. Individual temples and shrines that compose a sacred site are called “札所, Fudasho. At each Fudasho, pilgrims visit its Nōkyōjo (temple office for receiving offerings or donations) and receive Goshuin, the temple’s stamp. Goshuin collecting is practiced with a hanging scroll. Pilgrims collect Goshuins on a piece of silk and later mount it on a hanging scroll. This silk is called “Nōkyō-Jiku”.
Condition: good condition for its age. There are a little stains, wrinkles. Please, see photos.
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