Alternate Scroll for Bonsai Artist

This is a different display using a similar painting of Canyon deChelley. The customer chose these cloths based upon a previous scroll done for a bonsai artist. The bonsai are entirely different from the display at USNBE.

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Wallscroll Made for Bonsai Artist

This scroll was made for a bonsai artist that submitted their tree to the 2018 US National Bonsai Exhibition. (2018 USNBE) The USNBE is put on by Bill Valvanis, one of the premier bonsai artist's in the US.

The bonsai artist that owns this tree sent me two Sumi she had done of some scenes inspired by Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. This area is located on Navajo lands. As a result I wanted to use cloths and symbolism for this area in the mounting.

The red chuumawashi (intermediate) cloth has a phoenix motif, but felt it would also translate into the Navajo legend of the thunderbird. The red color is also muted to match the sandstone in the area as well. It is hard to see, but the jikusaki are ceramic with deep earth brown and streaks of red to match the intermediate cloth. The light golds of the ichimonji and Ten/Chi were also used to accentuate the colors you would see in this geographical location.

I appreciate it when bonsai artists allow me to work with them on their displays. If you would like to have a scroll custom made for a display please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

Shijin Japanese style Wallscroll

This particular customer wanted the phrase 四神 Shijin written in the Kaisho style. Shijin in classical Chinese are four animals that guard the four compass points. In Japanese it is typically associated with the Buddhist Shitennou.

This customer requested a light green cloth. So I used a solid with a rich brown Kinran for the ichimonji to symbolize Earth and greenery.

The scroll is completed with a green (鶯）hanging string and plastic ivory jikusaki.

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Dimensions of the scroll as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Millimeters	Size in Inches
天	Ten	120	363.6	14.31
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	0	0	0.00
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	36.36	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	75	227.25	8.95
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	106	321.18	12.64
柱	Pillars	20	60.6	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8	24.24	0.95
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	0	0	0.00
地	Chi	65	196.95	7.75
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	115	348.45	13.72
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	299	905.97	35.67