Traditional Chinese
画卷 are horizontal hand scrolls
手卷 meant to be unrolled section by section in the hands, not hung on a wall. The most famous is 《
清明上河图》 ('Along the River During the Qingming Festival') by Northern Song painter
张择端. The figurative use - a magnificent
画卷 for an unfolding landscape or era - is extremely common in literary writing.
