Meaning & use
makimono
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A traditional Japanese scroll of paper or silk containing text or a continuous painted scene, designed to be unrolled horizontally for viewing.
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The museum displayed a twelfth-century makimono depicting scenes from court life.
She studied calligraphy by copying phrases from an old makimono.
A note on using this word
Makimono literally means 'rolled thing' in Japanese; it contrasts with kakemono, a scroll meant to be hung vertically.
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