Hyousou Exhibition at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum

Attached is one page of the lists of Hyousou artists at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. This was the 57th annual Hyousou Exhibition. It was held on the second floor in the 4th Exhibit hall. I am late to post as the exhibition went from the 21st to the 26th of June in 2014. I still have a long way to go and much to learn, but I enjoy each day working as I do. Hyousou is the art for framing into items such as Kakejiku, (hanging Scrolls), byoubu (Screens), Fusuma (sliding doors) and other methods to display art.


I am listed at 109 in the booklet. First is listed the type of product (Hanging Scroll) Next is listed Mariusz Szmerdt the artist, Then the Paintings Title (Oomukashi Natsu no Ukai) and then is listed my name, Jonathan Maples. (no contact information was provided, but I am at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or phone at 801-254-6842

Sales for Calligraphy Practice

This was a piece written by Yoshimi Yamada Maples, for a person in the Western States who would like to practice Japanese calligraphy.　It is written in the Kaisho style.

 

全汝形，抱汝生，勿使汝思慮營營。

Literally, this means: "Perfect you form, protect your life; do not let your thoughts be agitated"

Thomas Merton, the translator whose version you cite, is taking a bit of liberty with the text. The Chinese is more terse. 

 

The Thomas Merton translation is 

"Hold your being secure and quiet.  Keep your life collected in its own center."

 

Meanings of individual character is 

全 【ぜん】 (n) (1) all; whole; entire; complete; overall

汝 【い; しゃ】 (n) (arch) (vulg) you

形 【かた; がた】 (n,suf) (1) (がた when a suffix) (See 型・1) shape; appearance; (2) collateral; (3) (See 銭・ぜに・1) obverse of an old "zeni" coin

抱え 【かかえ】 (n) (1) armful; (2) employee

生 【せい; しょう】 (n) (1) life; living; (n,n-suf) (2) (せい only) (male) (hum) I; me; myself

勿れ【なかれ】 (prt) must not; do not

使 【し】 (n) (1) messenger; (2) (abbr) (See 検非違使) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); (3) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

思う　To think

思慮 【しりょ】 (n,vs) prudence

 營Unknown in Japanese

 

Blank Scroll for Artist

This scroll was ordered at the Utah Asian Festival. They wanted something simple for their calligraphy. I am very glad with the way this turned out. It is done in the Maru Hyougu style on paper. The cloth is a benberugu shike. The Ichimonji is a Kinran cloth with a large gold karakusa on a Green color. The jikusaki are an ivory plastic and it is completed with an Usukin (light gold) hanging string.

If you are an artist and would like a blank wallscroll made for you, please inquire to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

Dimensions of the scroll as follows.

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	102	12.17
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	13.5	1.61
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	74.5	8.89
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	107	12.76
柱	Pillars	6	0.72
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	9	1.07
地	Chi	55	6.56
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	86.5	10.32
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	286.5	34.18

Persimmon Scroll Update

This Persimmon Scroll just sold...and is no longer available.

Scroll Sold through Bonsai Auction

This is the first scroll I had sell through an auction. Only one bid, but hey who's complaining!
http://wallscroll.blogspot.com/2013/08/another-bird-scroll-for-abs.html
I hope the bonsai artist can display it with a beautiful tree and it will provide a good accent for a display.

Takemusu Aiki Dojo Wallscroll

Here is a kakejiku just completed for a customer on the East coast. They are opening an Aikido dojo and I have completed this scroll for them. It is a very well brushed work in Kaisho style. Very formal and I think it will go well with the dojo. The scroll has a purse silk and and shike cloth Ten/Chi. It is in the Yamato Hyougu style. It is completed with a shitan jikusaki and Kodai Saniro Kakehimo.

If some of these terms are confusing to you, I recommend that you purchase my book, "How to Make Handmade Wallscrolls". It is available on my shop at http://www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com/product.sc?productId=56&categoryId=-1Book or Amazon 

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	95	11.33
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	34	4.06
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	14	1.67
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	104	12.41
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	225	26.84
柱	Pillars	20.5	2.45
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	9	1.07
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	20	2.39
地	Chi	60	7.16
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	145	17.30
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	443	52.85

Custom Gift Kakejiku

This scroll is not for sale. You can design your own scroll at www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com or email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com


This is the writing Renshu 練習 in Japanese, which means Practice. The person is an avid golfer, and I wanted to provide something for him to remember about his game.

The silk is a pure silk, and this scroll is in a Maru Hyougu style. The jikusaki is plastic, and the hanging string is Light Gold.