Limited Edition Christmas Cloths Stage 2a

Aikido Wallscroll or Kakejiku

Didn't get what you wanted for Christmas? Post holiday sale for a scroll anywhere in the US for $45.00. (Includes shipping and taxes). The caveat, I will choose the cloth. Size is approximately 2 feet long by 10 inches wide....contact sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com for details.

Christmas Gift Wallscroll 2

This was a gift that went to the South of the US as a gift for a family Christmas. This was for a military man that will be deployed to Japan. He wanted name translations for his family. How thankful I am for the men and women who serve so diligently, so I can enjoy the freedom and liberty of my life.

I did all the four translations originally, and for the first time, Yoshimi accepted one of my translations...(either I am lucky or getting better at understanding Japanese)
The first is Aaron. The first character is the same as in the Japanese Self Defense Force (Jieitai) and Ron in the character for to argue. Someone who argues for the defense of the country.
Jennifer is the flower that resembles Purity
Tyler is great good
Savannah is the blooming flower

The scroll is written by Ryugyoku, Yoshimi Yamada Maples in the Gyousho or semi cursive style on paper. The scroll is done in a Sandan Hyougu (Three Step) style. It is completed with a rosewood Jikusaki and the Kodai San iro Hanging string.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	116	13.84
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	45	5.37
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	54	6.44
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	163	19.44
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	6.5	0.78
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	30	3.58
地	Chi	70	8.35
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	94	11.21
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	430.5	51.35

Christmas Gift Wallscroll 1

This was a gift that went to our neighbor to the North. It was for a lady who wanted to do something special for her significant other. She went all out on ordering a special cloth, Fuuchin and kiribako for storing the kakejiku. Her spouse practices Martial Arts, which make this kakejiku a great gift.

The next thing she did was give me one line of the epitaph written for Lord Byron's dog Boatswain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaph_to_a_Dog . The line read:

The first to welcome, foremost to defend

Yoshimi kept the line of poetry in traditional calligraphy and translated the phrase only using Kanji characters and no syllabic Hiragana or Katakana. It is written in Kaisho style, very formal, and is framed in an informal maru hyougu stle. The scroll's Fuuchin are very beautiful and both the Kakehimo and Fusa (Tassel) for the Fuuchin is in Kincha (Gold Brown). The scroll is completed with a Kokutan Hone Tsuke Designed Jikusaki.

The size of the scroll is as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	123	14.67
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	13	1.55
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	105	12.53
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	448	53.44
柱	Pillars	22	2.62
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8.5	1.01
地	Chi	90	10.74
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	149	17.77
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	682.5	81.42