Friday, April 10, 2015

Kaki (Persimmon) Sumi-e Scroll

This is a monochrome painting for a suiseki customer in Southern California. It is a beautiful simple scroll, that will go well with an informal
stone. I hope to see the final installation.

I did this in the Fukuro Hyougu style as it is the most simple for me based on what the customer wanted to present. It has a very dull grey/brown cloth that is nice for a fall feeling. It was painted by Mariusz Szmerdt, and he did an excellent job. The jikusaki is a lacquer that has a red orange tint, to help visually reinforce the painting's theme of a Kaki (persimmon). The suji surrounding the artwork and in the Ten and chi is a light gold, usukin. The hanging string is also an usukin.

Dimensions are as follows:
Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Inches
天 Ten (upper) 70 8.35
天 Ten (Lower) 40 4.77
筋 Suji 1 0.12
紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 155 18.49
紙本の長さ Artwork Length 327 39.01
柱 Pillars 19 2.27
地 Chi (upper) 20 2.39
地 Chi (middle) 10 1.19
地 Chi (lower) 40 4.77
掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 195 23.26
掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 512 61.08



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