makimono
noun
a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.
makimonos
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pluralof makimono.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The work of the old painters of Japan, as it appears on kakemonos and makimonos, is now rare.
From The Empire of the East by H. B. (Helen Barrett) Montgomery
Most of their work was executed on the walls, ceilings, and sliding screens of the Buddhist temples, but some of it still exists in kakemonos, or wall pictures, and makimonos, or scroll pictures.
From The Empire of the East by H. B. (Helen Barrett) Montgomery
Many of these are superb specimens of art, and the same remark may be made in reference to the makimonos, or scroll pictures.
From The Empire of the East by H. B. (Helen Barrett) Montgomery
