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kakemono

American  
[kah-kuh-moh-noh, kah-ke-maw-naw] / ˌkɑ kəˈmoʊ noʊ, ˈkɑ kɛˈmɔ nɔ /

noun

kakemonos plural
  1. a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.


kakemono British  
/ ˌkækɪˈməʊnəʊ /

noun

  1. a Japanese paper or silk wall hanging, usually long and narrow, with a picture or inscription on it and a roller at the bottom

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kakemono

1885–90; < Japanese, equivalent to kake ( y ) to hang ( see kakebuton) + mono thing

Example Sentences

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The other kakemono is realistic, and proves that Kyosai was a sharp-eyed son of Japan's feudal age, which was, like Europe's, an age of falconry.

From Time Magazine Archive

One kakemono is stylized�painted strictly according to Japanese convention.

From Time Magazine Archive

Waterfowls in Lotus Pond is also a kakemono, or hanging scroll, mounted on silk, that shows the development of Japanese art into the early 17th century.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because the individual window shades are not unlike ancient Japanese kakemono paintings, Hilaire Hiler has called the whole contraption a Hilermono.

From Time Magazine Archive

My host hung a rural kakemono in my room, one day a fine old study of poultry, another an equally beautiful painting of hollyhocks.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

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