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What is a scroll painting and how is it used?
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A scroll painting is painted on a roll of paper or sometimes silk and unrolled for viewing. A scroll painting is art primarily created in East Asia. Scrolls come in two formats: handscrolls or hanging scrolls. Shop scroll paintings on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
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18th Century Buddhist Chinese Scroll Painting
Located in New York, NY
18th century Buddhist Chinese Scroll Painting.
This is a temple piece and has been re-backed numerous times over its life span.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Japanese Landscape Painting, Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese scroll painting of landscape painting depicted village along the riverside in the mountains with fisherman
Ink and color on silk
Overall size: 53" height 31" width
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Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
$1,900 Sale Price
32% Off
Japanese Buddhist Painting, Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist Painting , Hanging Scroll Painting
Depicted Amituofo and Budhisattva in the painting sitting on the lotus crown seats.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$3,500 Sale Price
39% Off
Thai Temple Scroll Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is a "Phrabot" - an antique Thai Temple scroll painting depicting village life around the temple.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Thai Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Thai Temple Scroll Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is a "Phrabot" - an antique Thai Temple scroll painting depicting village life around the temple.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Thai Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Literary Garden, " Chinese Scroll Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll painting is an early 20th century reproduction of a famous Tang-dynasty scroll.
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Paper, Ink
