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Hanging scroll. A hanging scroll is one of the many traditional ways to display and exhibit East Asian painting and calligraphy. They are different from handscrolls, which are narrower and designed to be viewed flat on a table. Hanging scrolls are generally intended to be displayed for short periods of time, after which they are rolled up and ...
A kakemono (掛物, "hanging thing"), more commonly referred to as a kakejiku (掛軸, "hung scroll"), is a Japanese hanging scroll used to display and exhibit paintings and calligraphy inscriptions and designs mounted usually with silk fabric edges on a flexible backing, so that it can be rolled for storage. The "Maruhyōsō" style of kakejiku ...
A tokonoma with a hanging scroll and ikebana flower arrangement Detailed view of a tokonoma and aspects of a Japanese room View from the side of a tokonoma Tokonoma at Tenryū-ji. A tokonoma (床の間), [1] or simply toko (床), [2] [3] is a recessed space in a Japanese-style reception room, in which items for artistic appreciation are displayed.
As with calligraphy, the most popular materials on which paintings are made are paper and silk. The finished work can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls or handscrolls. Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets, walls, lacquerware, folding screens, and other media. The two main techniques in Chinese painting are:
Standard Mandarin. Hanyu Pinyin. shǒujuàn. The handscroll is a long, narrow, horizontal scroll format in East Asia used for calligraphy or paintings. A handscroll usually measures up to several meters in length and around 25–40 cm in height. [ 2] Handscrolls are generally viewed starting from the right end. [ 3]
The mandala in Nichiren Buddhism is a moji-mandala (文字曼陀羅), which is a paper hanging scroll or wooden tablet whose inscription consists of Chinese characters and medieval-Sanskrit script representing elements of the Buddha's enlightenment, protective Buddhist deities, and certain Buddhist concepts.
A hanging-scroll portrait painting of Emperor Taizong of Song (r. 976–997), second emperor of the Song dynasty, painted by an anonymous Song artist. Details. Style. His Imperial Majesty (陛下) Guanjia (官家) First monarch. Emperor Taizu (Northern Song) Emperor Gaozong (Southern Song) Last monarch.
A hanging scroll painted by Kanō Masanobu The school was founded by the very long-lived Kanō Masanobu (1434–1530), who was the son of Kagenobu, a samurai and amateur painter. [6] Masanobu was a contemporary of Sesshū (1420–1506), a leader of the revival of Chinese influence, who had actually visited China in mid-career, in around 1467.