Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Intuit Small Business Competition

I have entered my company, Custom Japanese Calligraphy in a small business competition and would ask you all to give me votes.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Which scroll would you use and why?

 This is a cuckoo...
 This is a long tailed Magpie
 These are migrating geese with a moon.
 Three persimmons.
A waterfall.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Peace Calligraphy Scroll



This scroll is available for sale. It is priced at $150.00 for inquiry please contact sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com . Some may wonder, well I can buy a scroll for less on many other sites. Perhaps true, but my scrolls are made by hand and take about one entire day of labor to complete. 

This work was written on paper by Ryugyoku (Yoshimi Yamada Maples) in the Semi cursive style called Gyousho. I will also be showing this at the American Bonsai Society Convention in Saratoga Springs NY. I framed it in the three step style called Sandan Hyougu. I used some pure silks for this scroll, and that is the reason for the $150.00 price. The middle cloth costs about $100 per meter. But I really like the quality of these cloths. The kakehimo is Kodai San Iro, and the kakejiku is a Shitan (Rosewood) Enshu, which has a concave shape and a lip on the far edge. I think it turned out very beautifully.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Inches
Ten 113 13.48
上中廻し Ue Chuumawashi 30 3.58
上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 12 1.43
紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 78 9.30
紙本の長さ Artwork Length 105 12.53
Pillars 10 1.19
下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 8 0.95
下中廻し Shita Chuumawashi 20 2.39
Chi 70 8.35
掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 98 11.69
掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 346 41.27

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Martial Arts Order

This was a kakejiku order for a Martial Artist in the Western US. In the beginning, he wanted to order a plain light green cloth, but I had this in stock and thought it would be better. It is written in the Semi-cursive style called gyousho and reads 練習 Renshu or Practice. In the original translation I was thinking to use the word Kunren or training, but I felt this was more appropriate as it is more individual. It is written by Ryugyoku (Yoshimi Yamada Maples).

It is completed with a Kurenai (Deep Crimson) dull lacquer wood jikusaki and a takuboku Hanging string. It was an enjoyable order to get finished.
Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Inches
Ten 114 13.60
上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 12 1.43
紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 77 9.19
紙本の長さ Artwork Length 106 12.64
Pillars 10 1.19
下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 6.5 0.78
Chi 70 8.35
掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 97 11.57
掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 308.5 36.80

Monday, September 2, 2013

Native American Scene #3 ABS Wallscroll

This is the last in my Native American series of Kakejiku for the ABS
convention. It is painted by Mariusz Szmerdt.
Dimensions:
Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Inches
Ten 114 13.60
上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 12 1.43
紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 100 11.93
紙本の長さ Artwork Length 297 35.43
Pillars 10 1.19
下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 8 0.95
Chi 65 7.75
掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 120 14.31
掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 496 59.17