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What are Japanese scrolls?

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What are Japanese scrolls?
Japanese scrolls are commonly called kakejiku, which means “hanging scroll” in English. Japanese scrolls are used to display paintings and calligraphy, and they boast a flexible backing for rollable storage. You can shop a collection of authentic Japanese scrolls from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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18th Century Japanese Scroll of Poppies
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese scroll of poppies. Edo Period (early 18th century) Japanese painting of
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Scroll Painting, 19th Century Chinese Pheasants by Yoshizawa Setsuan
Located in Kyoto, JP
: Scroll 175 cm x 96 cm (69” x 38”) Image 81 cm x 85 cm (32” x 33.5”) A mid-19th century Japanese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

1844 - Chichi, Japanese Scroll Painting. Colour on Silk
Located in Kyoto, JP
Mother’s Breast (Chichi) 1844 Hanging scroll. Ink, pigments and gofun on silk. Inscription
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Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Dutch Colonial Japanese Scroll Painting of Chief Merchant Doeff
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, watercolor on paper, mounted on silk and textile covered paper scroll, not signed. Measures: Painting
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Large Antique Japanese Scroll Depicting a Nesting Crane, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Large and exceptional Japanese hanging scroll with a realistically painted depiction of a nesting
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk

19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting by Igarashi Chikusa, Poppies & Butterflies
Located in Kyoto, JP
) Signature: Chikusa Ran Zen Upper Seal: Ran Shuzen Lower Seal: Kyoho Dimensions: Scroll: H. 68” x W
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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