174 BULLETIN 148, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



smaller figures on his sides sitting in meditation. Height, 3% inches * 

 width, 2K inches. Laos, Further India. (Cat. No. 217631, 



U.S.N.M.) 



KAKEMONOS 



A Tcakemono is a scroll of paper or canvas, with a picture or inscrip- 

 tion painted or printed upon one side. The designs are usually 

 religious. They are rolled upon a cylindrical stick, and are intended 

 to be hung upon the wall. 



356. Kakemono. — Representing Buddha in the center, surrounded 

 by saints or Bodhisattvas. Painted in gold and various colors. The 

 style much resembles that of the illuminated missals of the Middle 

 Ages. Washington, D. C. (Cat. No. 305813, U.S.N.M.) Gift of 

 Mrs. B. H. Buckingham and Miss. Isabelle C. Freeman. 



357. Kakemono. — Representing Buddha in a temple, surrounded 

 by divinities and saints in gold on a black ground, with borders in 

 purple and cream color. Measurements, 6 feet by 35 inches. Japan. 

 (Cat. No. 316349, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner 

 and presented through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



358. Kakemono. — Buddha seated under a canopy, with large entour- 

 age. Painted in gold, scarlet, green, and yellow, with border in gold 

 brocade. Measurements, 6 feet 11 inches by 31^ inches. Japan. 

 (Cat. No. 316350, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner 

 and presented through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



359. Kalcemono. — Buddha under a canopy surrounded by worship- 

 ers (similar to the preceding No. 358). Painted in gold, scarlet, 

 green, and cream, with blue border. Measurements, 5 feet 3 inches 

 by 22% mches. Japan. (Cat. No. 316351, U.S.N.M.) Collected 

 by Maj. Murray Warner and presented through his widow, Mrs. 

 Gertrude Bass Warner. 



360. Kakemono. — In the center is a bearded figure holding in his 

 raised right hand a vase or box around which is a winding dragon. 

 Below is a water landscape. The colors are scarlet, blue, and cream, 

 with a border in gold-brown brocade. Measurements, 6 feet by 21 

 inches. China. (Cat. No. 316352, U.S.N.M.). Collected by Maj. 

 Murray Warner and presented through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude 

 Bass Warner. 



361. Kakemono. — In the center is a female figure (perhaps intended 

 for Kuan Yin). The rest and the colors are similar to the preceding 

 No. 360. Measurements, 6 feet by 21}^ inches. China or Japan. 

 (Cat. No. 316353, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner 

 and presented through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



362. Kakemono. — Bearded figures and a water scene. Measure- 

 ments, 6 feet 5 inches by 28 inches. China or Japan. (Cat. No. 

 316354, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and presented 

 through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



