Yugen Japanese Calligraphy Kakejiku

This is a scroll for a customer in the backyard of Utah. He is a massage therapist and this is part of the concept of his practice.

The writing is Yugen, which means subtle grace; hidden beauty; yugen; mysterious profundity; elegant simplicity; the subtle and profound. It can also be a word for the occult. It is written in Gyousho, which is semi-cursive by Yoshimi "Ryugyoku" Yamada.

The cloth is white with a small ivy karakusa (arabesque). The ichimonji is blue with a gold koi, which has some symbolism in the Koi turning into a dragon. The scroll is a black lacquer with a gold ring around the end. The hanging string is the takuboku pattern (white with blue/black fleck).

If you would like a custom scroll made for you please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligaphy.com 

Dimensions of the scroll as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	93	11.09
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	13	1.55
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	77	9.19
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	105	12.53
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8	0.95
地	Chi	55	6.56
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	117	13.96
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	274	32.69