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Scrolls (information artifacts)

Scope note

Long strips of flexible material used for written documents and rolled for ease of handling and storage. For paintings on either hanging scrolls or handscrolls, use "scroll paintings."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300028629

Narrower Terms used

kakemonos

Equivalent Terms used

scroll (information artifact)

Created

13yrs ago

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