Hanging scroll

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A hanging scroll, wall hanging, or wall scroll (Traditional Chinese: 掛軸, Simplified Chinese: 挂轴, Japanese: 掛軸, kakejiku, or 掛物 kakemono), is a type of traditional scroll, with rods on the top and bottom, usually hung on walls.

Introduced into Japan from China during the 6th century, these were first used to display Buddhist pictures hung in temples; they eventually became common in the home, often including seasonal subjects accompanying paintings and calligraphy. These are commonly hung in the tokonoma.

Hanging scrolls of anime and manga characters as well as kung fu film stars are popular in North America.

There are two styles:

If the width is shorter than the height, it's called "Standing Scroll" (Traditional Chinese: 立軸, Simplified Chinese: 立轴).

If the width is longer than the height, it's called "lying Scroll" (Traditional Chinese: 卧軸, Simplified Chinese: 卧轴) or "Horizontal Scroll" (Traditional Chinese: 横軸, Simplified Chinese: 横轴).