Japanese Calligraphy Kakejiku

This kakejiku or wallscroll reads When You Have Love, Luck is Not Needed. In Japanese the characters are 愛有運不要　The customer wanted to give this as a Christmas gift. They said the recipient really likes Cherry Blossom season in Japan, so I utilized this beautiful pure silk with a cherry blossom motif. The Ichimonji is a Gold arabesque on a cream color cloth. The Jikusaki are plastic and the hanging string is a light purple called Fuji. If you would like to order a scroll, please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or go to www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com to learn more.

Customer Calligraphy in Kakejiku

This scroll was made from a customer's late mother's calligraphy. I really like this writing.
This scroll is made in the Maru Hyougu format with a thicker than normal ichimonji.

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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).

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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

Miyamoto Musashi Five Principles Japanese Calligraphy Scroll

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The Book of Five Rings was originally written by 宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi is considered one of the most successful Ronin 浪士of all time. Ronin is the term for a Masterless Samurai. Exploits of Musashi’s life are part of the lore of Japanese feudalism.

As one of the greatest swordsmen of all time, Musashi wrote a book on the five principles characterizing his fighting style. Hence the book is referenced as five rings, all progressing on each other.

I made this scroll in honor of the five enlightening principles of battle outlined by this warrior. The principles are written as 地(Chi) Earth, 水(Mizu) Water, 火(Hi) Fire, 風(Kaze) Wind, and 空(Sora) Void or Empty Space. This is the same character used for Karate.

The Calligraphy is written by Ryugyoku. Her attention to detail is outstanding and truly reflects the care for which she aspires as a Shoka. This style although similar to a semi-cursive style is not typical of a true gyousho writing. The most particular elegance of the character wind, is exemplified by the continuous shapes of the inside box, typically written in three styles.

Because the scroll writing starts with Earth, I wanted to use a nature themed cloth that was not too overwhelming. The gold leaf pattern in this cloth seemed to fit naturally into the emotion of the work. I really loved doing this work and feel that this scroll has good balance of not being too small or too large.