First Name in Japanese Kakejiku

This wallscroll was ordered for a person who commissioned two scrolls for a wife's and daughter's first name. The first one is with a beautiful light pink Kireji (cloth) that is a silk. The pattern in the cloth is a faint, wispy line, so I tried to use the complementary flowing lines in the ichimonji to complement the design of the cloth.

In most situations, customers do not order special Kakehimo. Hanging thread, but in this case the customer put a lot of thought and ordered the Sakura, which is a pink thread with dark fleck design. It went really well with the scroll, and makes it that much better in my opinion. The shitan (rosewood) jikusaki also provides a good dark color to contrast well with the light pink.

The writing is done in a semi-cursive style called gyousho. It is a very nice design for this scroll. Dimensions of the scroll are listed below. If you would like to order a custom handmade scroll, contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or visit to www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com Other name scrolls can be viewed here. http://wallscroll.blogspot.com/2010/08/martial-art-scroll-for-first-name.html or here http://wallscroll.blogspot.com/2010/01/three-first-name-translations-into.html

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	105	12.53
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	11	1.31
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	76	9.07
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	105	12.53
柱	Pillars	23.5	2.80
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	6	0.72
地	Chi	68	8.11
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	123	14.67
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	295	35.19

Three First Name Translations into Japanese

These scrolls are order made first name translations. For inquiries on customizing your own scroll please contact sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or visit the webstore.

This customer wanted to make scrolls describing the attributes of these three competitive swimmers.

Derek is written on the far left scroll. His name is in Katakana which is the syllabic vocabulary for foreign words in Japanese. On the left column he was described as a humble, dedicated & obedient swimmer.

Noelle is written on the middle scroll with the name Noelle in Katakana on the right column. The left column describes her as a quiet, loving & fast swimmer.

Dylan is written on the far right scroll. The name in Katakana is written on the right with the left column describing him as a strong, funny & energetic swimmer.

It took more time than normal to make sure these scrolls width and length were consistent, but it was a good exercise in discipline to make them. This order was difficult in the translation, but once we were able to get the customer what he wanted it was very satisfying.