kakemono

[ kah-kuh-moh-noh; Japanese kah-ke-maw-naw ]

/ ˌkɑ kəˈmoʊ noʊ; Japanese ˈkɑ kɛˈmɔ nɔ /

a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.

Compare makimono.

Origin of kakemono

1885–90; < Japanese, equivalent to kake(y) to hang (see kakebuton) + mono thing

kaka, kaka beak, kakapo, kakariki, kakebuton, kakemono, kaki, kakinada, kakistocracy, kakogawa, kal.

On one wall hangs a kakemono, or a long strip of paper with flowers painted in water-colours.

From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin
Some interpret the bird's note as meaning, "Has the kakemono been suspended?"

Myths & Legends of Japan |F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
Jean carefully put away her kakemono and took from a box, sweetly smelling and prettily decorated, a beautiful Satsuma vase.

The Four Corners in Japan |Amy Ella Blanchard
They have probably never seen the same picture or the same ornament twice in the kakemono.

Impressions of a War Correspondent |George Lynch

He had backed to the far side of the room and stood surveying the effect of the Kakemono with much satisfaction.

Happy House |Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg

kakemono

/ (ˌkækɪˈməʊnəʊ) /

a Japanese paper or silk wall hanging, usually long and narrow, with a picture or inscription on it and a roller at the bottom

C19: from Japanese, from kake hanging + mono thing