Enso Scroll for Bonsai/Suiseki Enthusiast

This scroll was made for a bonsai/suiseki enthusiast in California. He wanted an Enso that was larger, but I said if we wanted to use it for a display then we would have to create more whitespace for the piece. Hence the very large unpainted section at the top and middle. With the Enso near the bottom, it could compete with the main piece, but I think it actually works better to have the painting section so near to the main display piece.

The scroll was done in a black cloth which is very dark, but it seems to work well with the painting. I recommended to do this scroll in the most informal Fukuro Hyougu style. But I did two things to help spruce up the simplicity of the scroll. I placed a 0.5 bun (1.5 millimeter) red suji around the entire artwork, and then I placed three suji horizontally along the Ten and Chi of the scroll. 1 suji on top and 2 suji on the bottom. The scroll is then completed with the Akebono style wooden jikusaki. This mixes a black and reddish orange lacquer over the wood. It is completed with the Kogecha (Navy/Dark Brown) hanging string.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	70	8.35
筋	Suji	0.5	0.06
天	Partition Bottom	44	5.25
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	130	15.51
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	424	50.58
柱	Pillars	25	2.98
地	Chi First Partition	17	2.03
筋	Suji	1	0.12
地	Middle Partition	15	1.79
地	Bottom Partition	40	4.77
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	180	21.47
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	611.5	72.95

Suiseki Display Scroll

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This customer ordered a scroll specifically to display with a Suiseki. We consulted on various aspects, and they chose to do it in a Nidan Hyougu (Two Step) style of scroll. My only concern is that my display Sensei dislikes the use of darker kireji (cloths) as he says it distracts from the main Suiseki/bonsai.

With that said, I think it is a pretty color combination with the gold to brown transition, giving it an earthy feel that could be matched well with the rock. The Enso, was also selected from some my wife, Ryugyoku had drawn previously. The scroll is complemented with a beautiful pair of Ebony (Kokutan) jikusaki and Kincha (Dark Gold) hanging string.

Dimensions are listed below:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	115	13.72
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	43	5.13
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	89	10.62
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	67	7.99
柱	Pillars	13	1.55
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	27	3.22
地	Chi	75	8.95
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	115	13.72
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	327	39.01