Japanese-American Heritage; The World's Longest Scroll
Posted by oKawa on June 02 2009 21:35:01
Interested in Japanese-American heritage? See the amazing scrolls in Yokohama on June 5.
日系移民歴史にご興味? 横浜文化体育会館にて６月５日(金)一日のみの展示会が開催されます。お一人の夢はカタチにする１４年間かかった作品です。是非、お立ち寄りください
The World's Longest Picture Scroll depicting Japanese American History on Exhibit in Yokohama, Japan - Free-Press-Release.com
For_Immediate_Release:
United States of America (Press Release) May 5, 2009 -- Japanese artist seeks exhibitors in the U.S. to exhibit the world's longest picture scroll , which will be on exhibit for the first time to the public on June 5, 2009, at Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan as a part of 150th Anniversary of the Port of Yokohama.
The scroll, painted on specialized local "Washi (Japanese)" papers, is 34-volume, 620-meter long with 1069 frames containing 120,000 people, with scenes spanning from the 13th Century to present. [read more about the world's longest scroll]