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Handscrolls

Scope note

Narrow lateral paintings often extending over many feet and viewed section by section, especially Chinese and Japanese. HILLNA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000178463

Broader Terms used

scroll paintings

Narrower Terms used

emakimono

Term used for

hand scrolls
hand-scrolls

Equivalent Terms used

handscroll

Created

13yrs ago

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