Cloudy Autumn Moon Sumie

This painting is by Vinh Bui. It is a Full Moon Sumie which is an Autumn motif for display. It is in a Rinpo Hyougu style. The Ichimonji is a bright orange, with an intermediate cloth called Chuumawashi being a rust orange color that has a large flower arabesque pattern. These two colors are more warm, but are traditional Autumn colors in the West. The Ten/Chi is a solid bronze synthetic cloth that has the look and feel of silk. The scroll is finished with plastic ivory jikusaki and a kodai san iro hanging string. The length of the scroll is 36.5 inches and the width is 8", (10" with the jikusaki).

The price of this scroll is $150.00 including shipping to the US. If you would like this or another scroll made please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or visit our website at www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com  

Dee Teller Scroll #7 Tree Where Artists Gather

This scroll is so large I am not tall enough, nor have a longer Yahazu to hang it any higher. Unfortunately this gets the unsightly handrail in the way. I love this painting...it is very simple yet complex at the same time. The brush strokes are also light and not as heavy as expected, yet detailed at the same time. This is the seventh in the series by Dee Teller, and if you would like to purchase her art go to http://deeteller.com/.

I chose the green cloth for the scroll with a very light gold pattern to match the theme of the tree as if in spring or summer. The gold Karakusa (arabesque) on white background provides a good relief. The Jikusaki, are a Ceramic cream and green two tone which seems to go well with both the cloth and the Ichimonji. 

Dimensions of the scrolls as follows:

Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun (Inches)

天 Ten 105 (12.53)

上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 13 (1.55)

紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 221 (26.36)

紙本の長さ Artwork Length 445 (53.08)

柱 Pillars 23 (2.74)

下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 8 (0.95)

地 Chi 80 (9.54)

掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 267 (31.85)

掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 651 (77.66)

Sumi-e Bamboo

If you would like to order a custom scroll there are three ways to get started: 1. Go to my shopping site at www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com 2. Download my scroll design workbook from my website at www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com to read about the concepts behind kakejiku or wallscroll design. 3. E-mail to me directly at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com                                                                  This scroll was made from a bamboo sumi-e painting that was made over 10 years ago. It was drawn by Yoshimi Maples. This is done in the Maru hyougu style, but you will notice that the cloth used as the brocade borders the entire work. There is a 1 bun gold border between the Hashira and the Shihon.

The cloth color chosen is a khaki color. This is a very traditional cloth selection for a Japanese scroll. You may be asking yourself, why I have tried to imitate a Japanese style design for the scroll. It is because many American bonsai artists have complained about the following on my works.

A. The Shihon is too new and white

B. My cloth selections would not be appropriate for a formal Keido style Toko no Ma display.

Sometimes one does something to prove a point. That is this case. I have created a scroll to prove that I can make a Kakejiku in the traditional style. Usually I make pieces for my own joy, but in this case I am trying to satisfy other individual’s desires for what they want in a scroll. In a similar situation with the Martial Art's market, I did not get many sales until I started adopting traditional phrases such as the seven virtues of the Bushido, peace or harmony etc. I hope that the people will recognize that I am flexible enough to create a wallscroll that will fit their individual needs.