【Genuine】Kakejiku (hanging scroll) Tea Ceremony Scroll: Senju Manju (Longevity and Prosperity) by Kiyomizu-dera Temple Chief Priest Seiho Morita, with original box and tatou box

■ Title ■ Hanging Scroll, Tea Ceremony Scroll Senju Manju by Kiyomizu-dera Head Priest Seiho Mori

■ Dimensions ■ Mounting (approx.) Width 52.2cm x Length 182cm, Roller Ends

■ Brief Biography ■ Seiho Mori

Head Priest of Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Born in Kyoto City in 1940.

Ordained and entered Kiyomizu-dera Temple under Head Priest Ryokei Onishi in 1962.

Graduated from Hanazono University in 1963, became chief priest of Shinpuku-ji Temple, a sub-temple of Kiyomizu-dera.

Appointed Head of Religious Affairs at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in 1970.

Became Head Priest of the Northern Hossō School and Head Priest of Kiyomizu-dera Temple in 1988.

There is one crease and one stain on the paper.

This hanging scroll, Senju Manju, is a genuine calligraphy by the esteemed master Seiho Mori, Head Priest of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

The mounting features a pattern of good fortune and longevity, a very auspicious design.

Roller Ends: Ebony. Paper: Ink calligraphy. Includes inscription and seal on the box.

Comes with a shared wooden box and a protective case.

Please understand that there may be age-related deterioration.

~What is Senju Manju (せんじゅまんじゅ)?~

Immortality; extreme longevity.

It is an auspicious phrase celebrating long life.