White Peonies Kakejiku Hanging Scroll

This work was created by Suzuki Yuri, an artist who specializes in flower-and-bird paintings. Some of the large white peonies are tinged with a soft pink, creating a vivid contrast with the fresh green leaves.

Peonies typically bloom from April to May, making them an ideal choice for spring display. Long regarded as the "Queen of Flowers," peonies symbolize prosperity and good fortune, and are often showcased to welcome the season’s abundance.

It is carefully preserved, rolled around a scroll rod and housed in a beautiful paulownia wood box.

Suzuki Yuri was born in 1958 in Gifu Prefecture. She specializes in flower-and-bird paintings, classical designs, figurative art, and animal paintings, and is known for her delicate and refined style, continuing to create art with great passion amid the rich natural beauty of Gifu. As a member of the Bokusai-kai (Ink and Color Painting Association), she has received numerous awards, including being selected for the 5th Maeda Seison Memorial Grand Prize.

Kaitakudo Art

Founded in Gifu, a region renowned for its rich Mino washi heritage, Kaitakudo Art has been crafting kakejiku, Japanese hanging scrolls, for over fifty years. Their work is supported by skilled artisans, including nationally certified first-grade specialists in traditional art mounting who uphold time-honored techniques. From planning and mounting to retail, they oversee the entire process in-house, ensuring consistent quality at every step. 

While preserving tradition, they continue to explore new possibilities for kakejiku—developing styles that suit modern interiors and sharing the beauty of Japanese art with the world.

Kakejiku Hanging Scrolls

Japanese hanging scrolls, known as kakejiku or kakemono, are a traditional form of Japanese wall art that has been cherished for over a thousand years. Featuring Japanese calligraphy, seasonal motifs, or paintings, each scroll is crafted with refined techniques that reflect the beauty of nature and culture.

Versatile and timeless, they can be displayed in homes, tea rooms, or modern interiors, and are often referred to as picture scrolls or Japanese scrolls. Their lightweight form makes them easy to roll, store, and rotate with the season or occasion. As an enduring expression of Japanese wall art, hanging scrolls bring harmony to any space.