Hanging Scroll Ceramic This anchor may have been

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

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

the spirals represent the interminable essence of life

Some chips to the rim

among the oldest of Japan's ceramic traditions

Hanging Scroll Ceramic This anchor may have beenA 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.