Kakemono

Donated by the Veitich family, this typical example of kakemono was made for the Western market at the end of the 19th century. It depicts a royal pheasant in a cherry tree. Collected either by John Gould Veitch in 1860/61 or Charles Maries in 1877/79.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
E1994
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Souvenirs
Collection Area Region
E
Material
paperwood
Common Name
kakemono
Simple Name
scroll
Production Country
Japan
Production Year High
1880

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painted scroll