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What is the name of a Japanese paper or silk wall hanging with a roller at the bottom?

Question #12538. Asked by Maggie.

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In Japanese such a scroll is called a 'makimoto', ususally with a narrative on it, partially ilustrated. An 'emakimoto' is a totally pictorial scroll.

Jun 23 2001, 3:10 PM
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