The phrase reads in English. "Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed...All our dignity consists then in thought." It witten in the Gyousho style.
The scroll is done in a beautiful taupe partial silk. The Jikusaki is a beautifully carved rosewood with a bone insert.
Scroll Size as listed:
Name in Kanji | Name in English | Size in Bun | Size in Inches |
天 | Ten | 113 | 13.48 |
上一文字 | Ue Ichimonji | 9 | 1.07 |
紙本の幅さ | Artwork Width | 110 | 13.12 |
紙本の長さ | Artwork Length | 437 | 52.13 |
柱 | Pillars | 21 | 2.51 |
下一文字 | Shita Ichimonji | 7 | 0.84 |
地 | Chi | 80 | 9.54 |
掛け軸の幅さ | Scroll Width | 152 | 18.13 |
掛け軸の長さ | Scroll Length | 646 | 77.06 |
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