hanging scroll
Americannoun
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According to conventional art-conservator wisdom, a hanging scroll should be remounted once a century or so, requiring the whole piece to be disassembled and reassembled — a risky process.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
This hanging scroll silk painting of the fourteenth century is an official court portrait of the first emperor of the Ming dynasty.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The gallery represented some of these artists during their lifetimes, and all of the paintings have been remounted in the original hanging scroll format in wooden frames.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
More subtle but equally impressive, what looks like a painting on a hanging scroll is really a tapestry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2018
The bare boards in the hall seemed worn thin by scrubbing and nowhere were any furniture or ornaments except the hanging scroll.
From The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Katherine Stokes
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