Matching Pair of Martial Arts Scrolls

This was a commission for a personal dojo. These Karateka study Shito-ryu style of Karate. The kakejiku or wallscrolls have a very simple style.

One scroll reads First Purify Your Mind. The Second reads One Punch, One Mind (Ikken Isshin 一拳一心）. I used a lighter rosewood Jikusaki to contrast with the black cloth, but used the dark navy (Kon) hanging string to blend in with the black cloth. Customer requested a red ichimonji, which I think worked out very elegantly for this scroll.

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Scroll dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	92	10.97
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	14	1.67
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	55	6.56
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	220	26.24
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8	0.95
地	Chi	60	7.16
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	95	11.33
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	394	47.00

Martial Art Scroll Order

This customer is serving in the US military and studies Martial Arts. When studying with a Japanese teacher in their discipline, he gave a lesson on the writing Johakyuu. Now this is a term often used in Japanese theater. It describes the slow buildup, to the climax breaking that tempo in the play and then the acceleration to the finish. This martial arts master used the same principles in his training sessions, and this became a defining moment in his understanding of training. In remembrance of this experience, he wanted to have a scroll made which provided that information.

If you would like a custom handmade scroll made for you, contact to Jonathan Maples at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or call to 801-254-6842.

This writing is in the Kaisho style, and is brushed by Yoshimi Yamada Maples. The scroll is in the Yamato Hyougu style (note the strips of cloth hanging from the top). The ichimonji is gold on brown, the Chuumawashi is a pure silk with a flower arabesque, the ten and chi are benberugu khaki. It is completed with the Shitan Enshu jikusaki and Kodai Saniro hanging string.
Dimensions of the scroll as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	108	12.88
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	44	5.25
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	106	12.64
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	185	22.07
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	7	0.84
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	23	2.74
地	Chi	70	8.35
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	146	17.42
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	437	52.13