Monday, December 2, 2013

Scroll with Last Name Translated into Japanese

This scroll is a Christmas present for a son who studies Japanese. Delving into the translation was difficult because of the limitation to four characters. But I feel that it was a successful idea. The idea for the scroll from the characters is The Possibility to Climb a Different Way or Path.

The scroll is done in a simple navy cloth in the Maru Hyougu style. It was written by Yoshimi Yamada Maples. It is in the Kaisho Block Print style. The Ichimonji is a large Karakusa (arbesque) that is gold on cream, a plastic ivory jikusaki and a light gold hanging string.

The dimensions are as follows:

Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Inches
天 Ten 95 11.33
上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 10 1.19
紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 54 6.44
紙本の長さ Artwork Length 224 26.72
柱 Pillars 20 2.39
下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 6 0.72
地 Chi 55 6.56
掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 94 11.21
掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 390 46.52

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