Japanese Wedding Photograph Vtg Kimono Bride Groom Family Showa Black White PH16 Soup Bowl This vintage Japanese Buddhist book

This vintage Japanese Buddhist book called Gongyo Seiten is for Rinzai school Myoshinji temple sect services

Scrolls or statues are often put in this alcove

It is a grayish green matte glaze with engraved white flowers and ducks

painted windows and features

They protect boys from illness and accidents

Japanese Wedding Photograph Vtg Kimono Bride Groom Family Showa Black White PH16 Soup Bowl This vintage Japanese Buddhist bookVintage Japanese Wedding Photograph This is a vintage black and white wedding group photograph of a Japanese couple with family. The bride is wearing a traditional wedding style kimono (uchikake), while the groom has opted for a suit with gloves. This photo comes stored in a gold paper folding cover with a large red kanji character ( kotobuki, which is congratulatory and means longevity). Black and white photograph Paper Some kanji on inside: Nagoya,