Lexicographical Neighbors of Makimonos
Literary usage of Makimonos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook for Travellers in Japan: Including the Whole Empire from Yezo to by Basil Hall Chamberlain, W. B. Mason, John Murray (Firm) (1901)
"... makimonos, and screens; Room 2, ancient masks and images, chiefly bronze; Room
3, more images and temple plans. The back rooms on this side, ..."
2. The Empire of the East: A Simple Account of Japan as it Was, Is, and Will be by Helen Barrett Montgomery (1909)
"Many of these are superb specimens of art, and the same remark may be made in
reference to the makimonos, or scroll pictures. ..."
3. Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese and Chinese by William Anderson (1886)
"A set of three makimonos, on paper, painted in colours. Size (average), 720 x 12J.
... A pair of makimonos, on paper, painted in colours. ..."
4. Handbook of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1906)
"This is one of a set of three famous makimonos depicting battle scenes of the
Heiji era (1159-1184 AD), the other two being owned respectively by the ..."
5. The Monthly Review by Henry Newbolt, Charles Hanbury-Williams (1902)
"... the painter of a famous series of makimonos originally in the private collection
of the Japanese empress, a series recording the Go-san-nen Gun-ki, ..."
6. Miniatures by Dudley Heath (1905)
"The artists of this school painted historical scenes, court festivals, etc., in
albums, makimonos, and on screens. They worked with very fine brushes, ..."
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