Migrating Geese and Moon Scroll for Bonsai Artist

 This was painted by Mariusz Szmerdt for a fall display that will be upcoming this year. I really took a long time on this scroll, which made many aspects of it for the long run much better hanging. From order to finish this took over a half year, and I am very glad for the patience of this bonsai artist.

There is a lot of white space in the painting, and the geese are small silhouettes. This type of painting makes it easy for the tree to become the focal point of the display and the scroll to just complement the features.

I chose this darker tan to help blend in with fall grasses that are very dry and dormant for the winter. The ichimonji is a small karakusa (arabesque) that is a gold on gold cream color. The kakehimo is the cloud pattern, which is gold with white fleck. The jikusaki is made with rosewood.

The dimensions of the scroll are as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	97	11.57
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	13	1.55
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	50	5.96
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	139	16.58
柱	Pillars	18	2.15
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8	0.95
地	Chi	50	5.96
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	86	10.26
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	307	36.62