Editing Hanging scroll (section)

==Description==
Hanging scrolls provide a vertical format to display art on walls.<ref name=met/><ref name=dillon/> They are one of the most common types of scrolls for Chinese [[Chinese painting|painting]] and [[Chinese calligraphy|calligraphy]].<ref name=qu>{{cite book|last=Qu|first=Lei Lei|title=The simple art of Chinese brush painting|year=2008|publisher=Sterling|location=New York|isbn=978-1-4027-5391-6|pages=58–9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GGFRtpz5WmYC}}</ref> They are made in many different sizes and proportions.<ref name=sze/> Horizontal hanging scrolls are also a common form.<ref name=qu/>

Hanging scrolls are different from the handscrolls. A handscroll is a long narrow scroll for displaying a series of scenes in Chinese painting.<ref name=dillon/><ref name=qu/> It intended to be viewed section for section, flat on a table, during its unrolling.<ref name=qu/> In contrast, a hanging scroll is appreciated in its entirety.<ref name=sze>{{cite book|last=Sze|first=Mai-Mai|title=The Tao of painting|year=1957|publisher=Taylor & Francis|pages=62–65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJ89AAAAIAAJ|access-date=15 August 2011}}</ref><ref name=wash/>