Kakemono

A kakemono (掛物, "hanging thing"), more commonly referred to as a kakejiku (掛軸, "hung scroll"), is a Japanese hanging scroll used to display and exhibit paintings and calligraphy inscriptions and designs mounted usually with silk fabric edges on a flexible backing, so that it can be rolled for storage.

This is because in the past, Kakemono were viewed from a kneeling (seiza) position and provided perspective to the "Honshi" main work.

[2][better source needed] There is a cylindrical rod called jikugi (軸木) at the bottom, which becomes the axis or center of the rolled scroll.

The top half moon shaped wood rod is named the "hassō" to which the "kan" or metal loops are inserted in order to tie the "kakehimo" hanging thread.

[4][5] The arrival of kakemono to the Spanish colonies in the Philippines and the Americas prompted local artists to imitate the format as a convenient way to provide portable art.