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Definition of Kakemono
1. Noun. A Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom.
Definition of Kakemono
1. Noun. (arts) A vertical Japanese scroll painting ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kakemono
1. a Japanese scroll [n -NOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kakemono
Literary usage of Kakemono
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan by Richard Gordon Smith (1908)
"1 About two hundred and fifty years ago a strange legend was attached to a kakemono
which was painted by an artist celebrity, ..."
2. Japan at First Hand: Her Islands, Their People, the Picturesque, the Real by Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke (1918)
"... and kakemono —A wife's long round of duties—Marriage and mothers-in- law—No
courtship—Easy divorce—What makes against social intimacy with foreigners. ..."
3. Official Catalogue of Exhibitors (1915)
"Lent by the Imperial Museum of Tokyo. Mitate Kawabe. 171. Battle Scene of Yoshiaki
Nitta (kakemono). Lent by the Imperial Museum of Tokyo. ..."
4. Dragons and Cherry Blossoms by Robert C. Morris, Mrs Robert C Morris, Alice A. Parmelee Morris (1896)
"THE RISE AND FALL OF THE kakemono. IT was our last night in Kioto. We * had spent
the day in the temples, and though we were somewhat tired, ..."
5. Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese and Chinese by William Anderson (1886)
"kakemono, on paper, painted in colours. Size, 62 X 37J. Sparrows. Roughly sketched.
... kakemono, on silk, painted in colours. Size, 42| x 13J. ..."
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