Amaya (Rainy Night)

This is a scroll to Australia. It was ordered online directly through my website at www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com If you would like to order a scroll direct please use the website or my email at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

The scroll is written in the semi-cursive style called Gyousho. It is bordered by a gold on gold ichimonji in the Maru Hyougu style. It is completed with a black, plastic jikusaki and a Takuboku (white with blue fleck) hanging string.

Scroll Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	103	12.29
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	77	9.19
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	108	12.88
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	6	0.72
地	Chi	52	6.20
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	117	13.96
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	281	33.52

 

Cloudy Moon Sumie Yamato Hyougu

This was an additional cloudy Moon scroll that has been sold to a bonsai artist. It is painted by Mariusz Szmerdt. I made this in a more traditional Yamato Hyougu style, to go with an informal styled tree such as a bunjin style pine or conifer.

The cloths on the top and bottom are a benberugu silk, in the shike style. The chuumawashi is a Shoken (pure silk) and the ichimonji and fuutai are made of a Shinkinran.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	88.5	10.56
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	35.5	4.23
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	11	1.31
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	112	13.36
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	203	24.22
柱	Pillars	18	2.15
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	7	0.84
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	21	2.51
地	Chi	55	6.56
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	148	17.66
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	410	48.91

Bald Eagle Sumie in Wallscroll

This is another painting by Mariusz Szmerdt. This was originally designed as a bonsai kakejiku, but could be used in many situations. It is in a different scroll style than I normally frame in. Can anyone name it?

There was symbolism also in the colors I used based upon the subject matter of the painting. Can anyone guess the meaning?

This is for sale. For inquiries as to pricing email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

Heavenly Bamboo and Bird

This painting was purchased in an auction. It has a bird viewing the Nandia berries. I purchased this for use as a bonsai scroll. The size and dimensions are very nice. It is painted on silk, which is very beautiful. I do not know the age, but when it arrived, the scroll was in tatters and it had to be redone.

This scroll is for sale. For inquiries please contact Jonathan sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com
Here are the dimensions of the scroll.

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	100	11.93
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	40	4.77
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	162	19.33
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	146	17.42
柱	Pillars	10	1.19
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	7	0.84
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	25	2.98
地	Chi	55	6.56
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	182	21.71
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	373	44.50

Smaller Cloudy Moon Scroll

This is another painting by Mariusz Szmerdt of Poland. He was working on a cloudy moon for another customer, and this was an iteration to make sure it worked properly.

The full moon is often times an Autumn symbol in Japanese culture. Rather than design this neutrally with the cloths, I decided to make this specific for the season. I styled it in a Nidan Hyougu style, which is a little more formal than the Maru Hyougu style, but a little less formal than the Sandan or Yamato Hyougu style. I think this scroll would work best for a Juniper in a Moyou style. I would not pair a deciduous tree for a fall display, because the cloth already has reds and yellows in it. The red/yellow chuumawashi cloth is a pure silk (Shoken). The Ten/Chi light brown cloth is also a (shike) silk. The scroll is finished with ebony jikusaki that are 8 bun in diameter, and the hanging string is the Kodai San Iro.

If you would like a commissioned piece for your bonsai or to display, please contact to me at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

Dimensions of the scroll as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	78	9.30
上中廻し	Ue Chumawashi	43	5.13
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	79	9.42
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	104	12.41
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下中廻し	Shita Chumawashi	27	3.22
地	Chi	43	5.13
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	119	14.20
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	295	35.19