KAKEMONO

A comprehensive survey of the art of the kakemono, classic Japanese paintings on vertical scrolls.Once displayed for the tea ceremon y and in the alcove (tokonoma) of traditional houses, the kakemono or kakejiku is a painted hanging scroll, which, in the variety of its themes, describes changing beauty and the flow of time. Subjects are in fact selected to satisfy the taste of the visitors, a nd harmony with seasons and events. As with Japanese writing, it should be read from right to left. Verisimilitude being of subordin ate importa...[Read more]