long scroll (of painting or calligraphy)
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long scroll (of painting or calligraphy)
Refers to traditional Chinese paintings or calligraphy mounted in a horizontal long scroll format, meant to be unrolled and viewed section by section. Often used for landscapes and narrative scenes.
Zhè这
fú幅
shān山
shuǐ水
cháng长
juàn卷
miáo描
huì绘
le了
Jiāng江
nán南
de的
xiù秀
lì丽
fēng风
guāng光
。
This landscape long scroll depicts the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
zhèng正
zài在
zhǎn展
chū出
Táng唐
dài代
shū书
fǎ法
cháng长
juàn卷
。
The museum is currently exhibiting a long calligraphy scroll from the Tang Dynasty.
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Huà画
jiā家
huā花
le了
sān三
nián年
shí时
jiān间
chuàng创
zuò作
zhè这
fú幅
shí十
mǐ米
cháng长
juàn卷
。
The painter spent three years creating this ten-meter-long scroll.