handscroll
Horizontal rolled artwork
A handscroll is a horizontal scroll painting or calligraphy work, traditionally East Asian, designed to be unrolled gradually from right to left and viewed in sections rather than all at once.
The format creates a narrative experience as the viewer progresses through the composition: The handscroll depicted a journey along the river.
Handscrolls are typically stored rolled up and handled intimately, unlike hanging scrolls meant for wall display.
Painter's stroke method
- inkWriting fluid
- scriptWritten words for performance
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- runningSwift foot travel
regular · inscription · colophon · poem · dedication · signature · artist · scholar
Visible features of terrain
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- inkWriting fluid
wash · scholar · bamboo · orchid · plum · chrysanthemum · pavilion · garden
Parallel to the horizon
- unrollingExtending something coiled
- viewingAct of watching something
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- continuousWithout pause or gap
mounted · roller · silk · paper · narrative · sequential · right-to-left · handhold
Fictional Heian-era nobleman
- narrativeAccount of events
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- illustratedShown with images
- taleSpoken or written narrative
episodes · calligraphy · aristocratic · temple · Buddhist · medieval · painted · storytelling
Record of ownership
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- museumPublic exhibit space
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
mounting · authentication · rarity · acquisition · collector · exhibition · archive · catalog
brushwork
Painter's stroke method
running · regular · inscription · colophon · poem · dedication · signature · artist · scholar · practice
landscape
Visible features of terrain
ink · wash · scholar · bamboo · orchid · plum · chrysanthemum · pavilion · garden · poetry
horizontal
Parallel to the horizon
- unrollingExtending something coiled
- viewingAct of watching something
- sectionsDivided portions of something
continuous · mounted · roller · silk · paper · narrative · sequential · right-to-left · handhold · portable
Genji
Fictional Heian-era nobleman
- narrativeAccount of events
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- illustratedShown with images
tale · episodes · calligraphy · aristocratic · temple · Buddhist · medieval · painted · storytelling
provenance
Record of ownership
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- museumPublic exhibit space
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
restoration · mounting · authentication · rarity · acquisition · collector · exhibition · archive · catalog · damage
handscrollhanging scroll
handscrollmural
Wall-applied artwork
fresco · easel painting · wall painting · folding screen · tapestry
hand, scroll, hands, scrolls, handed, handing, handy, handle, handful