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Scroll paintings

Scope note

Use generally for Chinese and Japanese paintings on either hanging scrolls (kakemono, if Japanese) or on handscrolls (emakimono, if Japanese). For written documents on long, rolled strips, use "scrolls (information artifacts)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300033666

Broader Terms used

<paintings by form>

Narrower Terms used

handscrolls

Term used for

paintings, scroll

Equivalent Terms used

scroll painting

Created

13yrs ago

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