Kakemono: Five Centuries of Japanese Painting: The Perino Collection

by Matthi Forrer

A comprehensive survey of the art of the kakemono, classic Japanese paintings on vertical scrolls. Once displayed for the tea ceremony and in the alcove (tokonoma) of traditional houses, the kakemono or kakejiku is a 'painted hanging scroll,' which, in the variety of its themes, describes changing beauty and the flow of time. Subjects are in fact selected to satisfy the taste of the visitors, and harmony with seasons and events. As with Japanese writing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8857243796
• ISBN13: 9788857243795
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Skira
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 10.4"