Hummingbird Scroll

This is a scroll of a hummingbird painted by Ronald Reekers. I met Reekers さん at the Golden State Bonsai Convention this fall in 2015. The scroll is in a Nidan Hyougu style with a border of ichimonji completely surrounding the painting. It is finished with a Rosewood Jikusaki (紫檀塗）and a Gold 金茶　Hanging String.

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Scroll dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	92	10.97
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	29	3.46
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	2	0.24
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	30	3.58
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	103	12.29
柱	Pillars	8	0.95
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	2	0.24
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	19	2.27
地	Chi	58	6.92
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	46	5.49
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	303	36.15

Migrating Geese and Moon Scroll for Bonsai Artist

 This was painted by Mariusz Szmerdt for a fall display that will be upcoming this year. I really took a long time on this scroll, which made many aspects of it for the long run much better hanging. From order to finish this took over a half year, and I am very glad for the patience of this bonsai artist.

There is a lot of white space in the painting, and the geese are small silhouettes. This type of painting makes it easy for the tree to become the focal point of the display and the scroll to just complement the features.

I chose this darker tan to help blend in with fall grasses that are very dry and dormant for the winter. The ichimonji is a small karakusa (arabesque) that is a gold on gold cream color. The kakehimo is the cloud pattern, which is gold with white fleck. The jikusaki is made with rosewood.

The dimensions of the scroll are as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	97	11.57
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	13	1.55
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	50	5.96
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	139	16.58
柱	Pillars	18	2.15
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8	0.95
地	Chi	50	5.96
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	86	10.26
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	307	36.62

Pheasant Scroll for Autumn Wallscroll

This scroll is sold! This is another kakejiku prepared for the American Bonsai Convention in New York this upcoming September. It is available for sale. If you have an idea or need details about ordering a custom handmade scroll, go to www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com or email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

This was painted by Natsuko Horinouchi, a Japanese sumi artist who lives in Germany. I love the wind in this painting...only small problem is slightly against the flow of the wind....but could easily see a windswept bonsai to display this this scroll.

The pheasant is a bird that represents the Autumn season, and now would be a good time to display in anticipation of the fall. The cloth selections somewhat go against some principles of designing the cloths of a scroll for a Hyousoushi, but align with bonsai artists ideas for display. I used browns, golds, tans and a taupe to represent the dried out grasses where a pheasant may be hiding during the Fall season. The scroll is completed with old wooden jikusaki which are not lacquered, and a Kincha (Gold Brown) hanging string, which mirrors the color of the Ichimonji (Arabesque)

Further Details Below:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches		Other Information
天	Ten	115	13.72		天	ベンベルグ	無地	藁
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	50	5.96		中廻し	ベンベルグ	柄	蝶
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	9	1.07		一文字	金襴	柄	大
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	85	10.14		軸先	軸木	昔塗なし
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	295	35.19		掛け紐
柱	Pillars	5.5	0.66		風帯幅
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	5	0.60		風帯すき間
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	30	3.58		桐箱幅さ
地	Chi	75	8.95
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	96	11.45
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	570	68.00