Dee Teller Shodou #12 - Nothingness Dragon

 I had such a difficulty with this scroll. In the original mounting, the black dots at the top experienced some significant nijimi (smudging/smearing). In the bottom right area, I had problems with the scroll paper tearing when I applied the Souurauchi.

What this tells me is that I am so imperfect, and must work every day to improve and become better.

When designing this scroll, I wanted a cloth that would provide the feeling of air rushing about as the dragon flew through the air. I think this was accomplished by the pattern in the grey cloth. I used an Enshu Kokutan (Paper Lantern shaped Ebony) jikusaki for this scroll. I think it went well with the entire scroll.

As you can see from the dimensions, this is a very large piece to mount and is very difficult. I just wished it had turned out more perfect.

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	128	15.27
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	224	26.72
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	382	45.57
柱	Pillars	18	2.15
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	10	1.19
地	Chi	70	8.35
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	260	31.02
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	602	71.81