Beavers Making a Dam

 Nothing signifies the exploration of the North American continent like the trappers that came to find beaver pelts. The beaver signifies industriousness and ingenuity. I seek the same thing as I make scrolls for customers.

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Native American in Canoe

This is a painting done by Polish artist Mariusz Szmerdt. I think he is very talented. I asked him to create a painting of some North American themes, with the idea of the bonsai market in mind. I specifically asked him for a Native American in a canoe. I asked the painting to be non-descript and with minimal detail. I think his use of Haboku is incredible. This is key to a bonsai display and allowing the bonsai to be the focal point of the display. It is done in a Sandan Hyougu style. The jikusaki is Nezumi iro (light gray) and the jikusaki are a stained ebony, that is machined. If you would like to purchase this scroll, please contact me at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com
The scroll is roughly 1 foot wide by 4.5 feet long.

Moose Scroll for Bonsai Display

 

This scroll was made with the idea to display it in conjuction with a bonsai. Ponederosa pine would be a very good species to pair with this scroll due to the location and environment depicted in the picture. I used the cloths to mimic the moose colors in nature, with strong earth tones. The picture is in Black and White, which would not distract from a formal display.

The scroll is finished with ivory jikusaki and a Kincha (Brown) hanging string.

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	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	120	14.31
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	56	6.68
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	0	0.00
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	59	7.04
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	42	5.01
柱	Pillars	15	1.79
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	0	0.00
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	38	4.53
地	Chi	60	7.16
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	89	10.62
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	316	37.70

Black Dragon Sumie on Silk Mounted in Kakejiku

This is another dragon painting by an artist in Virginia. I think he does very good detailed work. The colors on this were so vivid. I had to spray an extra fixative, but there was still a small smudge of blue that occurred during the mounting, which makes me very upset. Otherwise this turned out really nice.

I had originally thought to use two separate cloth patterns. One would be a light green with a very small pattern and a green ten/chi. I thought this would go well with the leaves in the painting...but when I put the cloths up next to the painting, I decided it was too much of a good thing and the green would drown out the dragon. The other is what you see in the picture. It is a gray/silver cloth with a nami (wave) pattern. The Ten/Chi is a shike cloth, and it was done in the Yamato Hyougu format for the scroll. I completed it utilizing the Kodai Saniro hanging string, and used resin jikusaki, that mimics the color pattern of real ivory.

I think this scroll turned out nicely.
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Sanso Collection Rosetsu Tiger

This scroll is a print of the original painted by Japanese artist Rosetsu. This small snippet about the artists life is provided by Wikipedia. 
Nagasawa Rosetsu (長沢芦雪, 1754–1799) was an 18th-century (Edo period) Japanese painter of the Maruyama School, known for his versatile style. He was born to the family of a low-ranking samurai. He studied with Maruyama Ōkyo in Kyoto.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nagasawa_Rosetsu

The customer requested this scroll to be made into a Yamato Hyougu format. I really like the interplay between the gold and brown cloths and the subtle resin Jikusaki that looks like ivory. 

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Sanso Collection #142 Small Landscape with man on bridge by Gyokudo

This is another print done of the original. It is a small painting by the Japanese artist Gyokudo. Below is some information about the artist.

 Kawai Gyokudō - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kawai_Gyokudō Kawai Gyokudō (川合 玉堂, November 24, 1873 – June 30, 1957) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the nihonga school, active from Meiji through Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Kawai Yoshisaburō.

This scroll has three distinct cloths. It is in the Butsu Hyougu style. The purple gives feelings of the Autumn season with the deep golds. The dark cloth compliments the overall feel of the scroll.

Group of Scrolls Part 1

 These are two different Sandan Hyougu scrolls I did for a customer in Wisconsin. He brushed all the works and sent them to me. In total there were 11 scrolls, and it was a stretch to get them all done on time. But I really enjoyed the opportunity to create some of my own cloth combinations for these.