This scroll was made for a customer who is enrolled in our
scroll referral program. This is a program which allows one to earn a
commission on referral sales for scrolls. This Aikidou dojo, located in the
Western United States, wanted to provide a retirement gift for one of their
Sensei’s. he had a scroll commissioned.
This Sensei’s nickname was Kissaki, which means point of the
sword, which is written prominently on the right hand side. On the left hand
side is written, “To renew our Aikidou fighting spirit.” And the translation
only uses Characters. The customer was concerned about my use of Fighting
spirit, in that Aikidou has a principle to only use the martial art in
self-defense. But my use of Toukon was to imply not to give up in the face of
adversity or trial, in other words, to fight through the difficult battles of
our life, and not meant to go out and start fights.
The calligraphy was written by Ryugyoku, Yoshimi Yamada Maples
in the Semi-cursive style called gyousho. The scroll is made with a benberugu
cloth which has both silk and cotton. It has a flower karakusa arabesque. The
Ichimonji is a gold on orange with a cloud pattern. The Jikusaki is wood, and
is a Shitan stain. The hanging string is usukin, or light gold.
Dimensions of the scroll as follows:
|
Name in Kanji
|
Name in English
|
Size in Bun
|
Size in Inches
|
|
天
|
Ten
|
87
|
10.38
|
|
上一文字
|
Ue Ichimonji
|
10
|
1.19
|
|
紙本の幅さ
|
Artwork Width
|
102
|
12.17
|
|
紙本の長さ
|
Artwork Length
|
440
|
52.49
|
|
柱
|
Pillars
|
22
|
2.62
|
|
下一文字
|
Shita Ichimonji
|
6
|
0.72
|
|
地
|
Chi
|
50
|
5.96
|
|
掛け軸の幅さ
|
Scroll Width
|
146
|
17.42
|
|
掛け軸の長さ
|
Scroll Length
|
593
|
70.74
|
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