Matsu Kakejiku, Authentieke Japanse Scroll

Traditionally, Japanese homes are very minimalist in design, with few furniture and decorations. However, there is a prominent exception in the area of wall decoration, namely hanging scrolls known in Japan as Kakejiku (掛け軸). Various subjects can be central to these traditional scrolls, including landscapes, sacred images, animals, and texts in calligraphy style.

The text on this scroll reads: Matsu ni kokon no iro nashi (松に古今の色無し). This can be translated as: The color of the pine is timeless; it remains unchanged by the past and the present.