Keiko (Training) Scroll

This scroll is for a European martial artist. He brought to my attention a new Japanese word that I was wikipedia in Japanese.
unfamiliar with. 稽古　Keiko. It is a term for training. I was familiar with the lay terms for training such as 練習　Renshu, 実習　Jisshu and 訓練　Kunren. However, this is a term almost exclusively used for Martial Arts or bujutsu training. You can read about it at this link on

The scroll is Hanshi size with a black kireji. The red ichimonji was to help create a strong visual barrier between the writing and the cloth. It is written in the Gyousho (Semi-cursive) style by my wife Ryugyoku (Yoshimi Yamada Maples). It is finished with a Shitan (Rosewood) jikusaki and a Kon (navy) kakehimo or hanging string.

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Dimensions of this scroll are as follows:

Kakejiku for Wife

Yoshimi had some particular writing that she enjoyed and thought it was some of her best work. She asked me to put it into a scroll for her. This is the result. I used a green Shike cloth, with plastic ivory jikusaki, and a light gold hanging string. I love the simplicity, and informal design used in this Maru Hyougu scroll with the formal Kaisho (Block Print) writing.

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Custom Gift Kakejiku

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This is the writing Renshu 練習 in Japanese, which means Practice. The person is an avid golfer, and I wanted to provide something for him to remember about his game.

The silk is a pure silk, and this scroll is in a Maru Hyougu style. The jikusaki is plastic, and the hanging string is Light Gold.