single-line calligraphy scroll
Refers to a hanging scroll with a single line of calligraphy, often a Zen phrase or saying, commonly displayed in tea-ceremony rooms or traditional homes.
A single-line calligraphy scroll was hung in the alcove of the tea room.
Compound of 一行 (ichigyō, 'one line') and 物 (mono, 'thing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes a scroll with a single line of writing.