Hanging Scroll Ceramic where practicality was balanced with

where practicality was balanced with a quiet sense of beauty

A children's vest with significant sashiko stitching

This anchor may have been just one of a few used by a small fishing vessel to keep it in place

among the oldest of Japan's ceramic traditions

Worshiped as both a god of war and a protector of the people

Hanging Scroll Ceramic where practicality was balanced withA Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku), ink on paper with silk mounting. Scrolls like this were rotated through the home's tokonoma alcove with the seasons, hung for a time, then carefully rolled and stored away. Please contact me if you would like additional photographs or details of the painting.