This sun scroll would be the perfect gift for the Japanese culture lover. Painted by Vinh Bui, a Virginia artist would provide a beautiful accent. Made with a pure silk, shike cloth and bordered with a dark brown/gold arabesque design ichimonji, it provides elegance with the simplicity of the materials and scroll design. It is completed with ivory plastic jikusaki and a kodai san iro hanging string. If you would like to purchase this scroll it is listed at $50.00 plus shipping and handling of $7.50. If you have questions or would like your own custom scroll made please contact sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com 

Butterflies with Purple and Lilac cloth Wallscroll

 

What a beautiful painting of butterflies with some elegant purple cloths. This would be a perfect gift for a home or room. If you would like to purchase this kakejiku or have a custom piece made download the scroll design workbook to learn more.Tthe price for this is $100.00 and text/call 801-214-4064 or email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com 

Two Tone Tapestry Frame

 

This Tapestry Frame is a two tone that holds a 5x7 photo in portrait format. The customer wanted a green and light blue cloth. I experimented with a new cording, but I will not use it because it is slightly too thick. If you would like to purchase your own unique cloth #photoframe please visit and order from www.tapestryframe.com or contact support@tapestryframe.com

Jinen Goto Japanese Buddhism Scroll

 

This scroll was purchased by a customer and they requested the phrase Jinen Goto, which means As Is or As it Is translated from Japanese. It is written in the Gyousho style by Yoshimi Maples (Ryugyoku). I am very happy to make this scroll, which is in the Rinpo Hyougu style, which is characterized by the narrow sides called Hashira. If you would like a custom scroll made, contact us. Our pricing starts at $100. Please contact us via phone or text 801-214-4064 or email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com. 

Muso Calligraphy Kakejiku

This customer wanted a scroll that read Muso, after the Buddhist monk Muso Soseki who lived from 1275-1351. He was a calligrapher, teacher, poet and garden designer. This is written in the Gyousho semi-cursive style by Ryugyoku (Yoshimi Yamada Maples). The scroll was made in a Sandan style format. The ichimonji is a dark brown with a pattern that was not a flower or ivy on purpose. The tan intermediate cloth or Chumawashi is a donsu with a maple leaf pattern. The top blue cloth has a nomi pattern. It is finished with a natural stain jikusaki. If you would like to order a custom scroll, email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or call/text 801-214-4064

Kakejiku Hanging in Italy

 

I am blessed to see my artwork in many countries. This plum blossom sumie is in Italy. Painted by the artist Daniela Caseli. This is what she said, "Hello Jonathan, hope you are fine. I have good news. Fortunately yesterday I got my parcel. This is a picture of your awesome work, you are a nice artist. See you soon. Many Thanks Indeed. Best wishes Daniela." These kind words make me feel so good! And likewise you are a master painter, Daniela! 

Bonsai Tapestry Frame

 

This tapestry frame was made for a bonsai practitioner that wanted a scroll that he could paint his own items in order to use for bonsai displays. The middle blue cloth has a white flower karakusa and is a benberugu (mixed silk) cloth. The top and bottom cloth is a taupe shike cloth. It turned out very nice. If you would like a custom scroll made please contact to support@tapestryframe.com or call/text to 801-214-4064

Kakejiku for Girls

 This kakejiku was another order from the Nihon Matsuri in Salt Lake. This was for a girls room with the character Suki (to Like). She selected a cotton cloth with girls in kimono playing, that I purchased from Numaya in Japan. It is paired with a Green Ichimonji, Ivory Plastic Jikusaki and a gold hanging string. If you are interested in having a custom scroll made, please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or call/text to 801-214-4064.

 

Beautiful Japanese Shodo scroll with the words Orange Grove. This was written by Yoshimi "Ryugyoku" Maples for a customer at the Salt Lake Nihon Matsuri. I loved the cloth selected for this Kakejiku. It is an elegant Donsu silk. If you have questions about wallscrolls, please visit our site at www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com 

DeAngelis Last Name Kakejiku

 

This was an order from the Salt Lake Nihon Matsuri. It took about a month and 1 week to finish the scroll. The customer wanted the scroll that had their last name DeAngelis as an anniversary gift. This is the last of this Crane cloth that I have. The crane is a symbol of a good, long lasting marriage in Japanese culture. Very appropriate. The calligraphy was done by my wife Yoshimi "Ryugyoku" Maples. It is finished with ivory plastic jikusaki and the Kodai Saniro Hanging string. If you have questions about having a custom scroll made, please contact sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or phone/text 801-214-4064.

Flowering Tree Sumie Kakejiku

 

This is a small painting of a Sumie by Daniela Caselli. It looks like plum blossoms to me, but I am unsure. I framed this in a Rinpou Hyougu style, and selected some light green in the Ichimonji cloth and blue, pure silk chuumawashi in order to accentuate a cool feeling to the painting as early spring is typically the time when the plum flowers. The narrow Hashira help to accentuate the painting, and a light khaki mixed silk solid was used for the Ten/Chi.

If you would like a painting or calligraphy mounted please contact sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or call or text to 801-214-4064.

Torn Tachi Scroll Repair

Customer asked for a miracle. The photo to the left is a picture of the scroll as I received it from the customer. I was very worried if I could take the scroll apart and remount it with minimal scarring or made to be seen that it was repaired. Customer chose some cloths that are not traditional, but I like the way the scroll turned out. If you look close you can see where the scroll was repaired. If you have a damaged or worn kakejiku, I would love to give you a quote for remounting. See www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com  .email sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or phone/text to 801-214-4064

MuGa 無我 (No Self) Kakejiku

 

This Japanese calligraphy was provided by a Buddhist practitioner. Muga means Egoless or no self in English. The deeper meaning would need to be explained by the Roshi themself, as I am not very versed in Buddhist teachings. Because it is a religious piece of work, I recommended that we mount it in the Butsu Hyougu style. It has an ichimonji with a cloud motif, with a small brown suji bordering that and the artwork. It is then surround by a small gold karakusa kinran cloth. Again bordered by the brown suji, and finally the outer cloth. I think it turned out beautifully, and hopes it aids the practitioners in their meditation and other rituals. If you would like a painting or calligraphy mounted please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

5x7 Crane Cloth Tapestry Frame

 A special order from the Nihon Matsuri in Salt Lake City. This is the final piece I have of this cloth. This tapestry frame is holding a blank 5x7 photo. If you would like to order go to www.tapestryframe.com or email to support@tapestryframe.com

Enso Panel Hari

 

This enso was provided by a customer. Very Powerful, beautiful piece. They also provided two calligraphy pieces that are almost completed. I lover the power of this brushed Enso. It has a border of Kinran cloth around the entire piece and a stained wood border.

Family Name Nakai Kakejiku

 This custom wallscroll order was made for a customer in Texas. It is written in the full cursive (sousho) style of calligraphy. This is in a three step style scroll format. It has a gold Ichimonji with a Blue with Gold Flower Arabesque Middle Cloth. The Ten/Chi (top/bottom) cloth is a mixed silk, synthetic cloth. It is finished with a resin ivory looking jikusaki and a light gold hanging string. If you would like a custom wallscroll ordered please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or text 801-214-4064. We also do these types of frames to hold photos which can be purchased at www.tapestryframe.com

Two Dragon Kakejiku or WallScrolls

 These are a pair of Dragon scrolls painted by Vinh Bui. Very dynamic and beautiful pieces with strong color. Currently they are in a Sandan Hyougu format, but may be putting fuutai on the scrolls if the customer wants them applied. The Ten and Chi is a Mixed Silk Earth Brown. The Chumawahsi cloth is a green/yellow with a slight wave pattern. The Ichimonji is a deep gold with a very faint flower arabesque. I wanted to use very inconspicuous cloths so the paintings would be highlighted. It is finished with a Deep Gold Kakehimo, and a metallic two tone ceramic jikusaki to help complement the background of the paintings.

If you would like to order a custom scroll please email to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or call or text 801-214-4064.

Full Moon Sumie in Sandan Hyougu

 

This wallscroll is a full moon painted by Vinh Bui The painting is specifically for a bonsai display type of scroll. The scroll measures 3 feet long by 8 inches wide. It was made with Autumn themed colors. Orange Ichimonji with a karakusa, Burnt Orange Pure Silk Intermediate cloth and a Bronze Ten/Chi. It is completed with the Kodai Saniro Hanging string and Plastic Jikusaki. 

Strong (Tsuyoi) Kakejiku

This is a wallscroll I made for a church youth group, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City. The theme for the youth this year is in the New Testament Phillipians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. So the leaders asked my wife to write the character for Strong. I then asked the leader which cloth they wanted to utilize for the scroll and they selected this blue donsu that has a nomi pattern. To complement the strong theme, in the church there is a hymn called "For the Strength of the Hills" That is the reason I used a mountain or hill pattern gold Ichimonji cloth. The scroll is finished with a lacquere jikusaki and the takuboku hanging string. Some other scriptures for the kakejiku related to strength, hills and reliance on Christ are the following:

Hymn: There is a Green Hill Far Away

Old Testament: Psalm 24:3

New Testament: Matthew 5:4

Doctrine and Covenants: 49:5