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Hanging scroll — This article is about Chinese hanging art scrolls. For the similar Japanese object, see Kakemono. Not to be confused with Handscroll. Hanging scroll Chinese hanging scroll on display in the Shanghai Museum Chin … Wikipedia
hanging scroll. — See under scroll (def. 5) … Useful english dictionary
scroll — like, adj. /skrohl/, n. 1. a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, esp. one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament. 2. something, esp. an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a… … Universalium
Scroll — A scroll is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper which has been written, drawn or painted upon for the purpose of transmitting information or using as a decoration. It is distinguished from a roll (see below) by virtue of being intended for… … Wikipedia
SCROLL OF ESTHER — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, Megillat Ester), the festal scroll of purim , the only one of the Five Scrolls to bear the title megillah as part of its traditional name (see scrolls , the Five). The Scroll of Esther tells the story of the salvation of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
scroll painting — Art form practiced primarily in the Far East. The two dominant types are the Chinese landscape scroll and the Japanese narrative scroll. China s greatest contribution to the history of painting, the landscape hand scroll, reached its greatest… … Universalium
Какэмоно — (яп. 掛物?) вертикально висящий … Википедия
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Japanese tea ceremony — Tea ceremony The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called chanoyu (茶の湯) or chadō ( … Wikipedia
Sesshu — /ses shooh /, n. 1420? 1506, Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and painter. * * * ▪ Japanese artist Introduction original surname Oda , also called Tōyō, Unkoku , or Bikeisai born 1420, Akahama, Bitchū province, Japan died Aug. 26, 1506, near… … Universalium
