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

Mushin with Koi Cloth

This is a beautiful scroll with an unorthodox cloth. The characters read Mushin or Empty Mind. This concept is taught deeply in Martial Arts and Buddhism. It is written in the Gyousho style by Yoshimi Yamada Maples. The mixture of red hanging string and Jikusaki set against the black cloth is very georgeous.

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 14 1.67

紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 76 9.07

紙本の長さ Artwork Length 106 12.64

柱 Pillars 20 2.39

下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 8 0.95

地 Chi 65 7.75

掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 116 13.84

掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 296 35.31


I am glad I could make this according to the customers wishes. If you are interested in having a scroll made for you, please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com

Martial Art Scroll for First Name

This scroll was made for a Martial Artist from the State of Washington. This dojo has always been very supportive of my work and has ordered several scrolls. It makes me feel good when I receive multiple orders from the same customer, as it is confirmation that the customer is pleased with the end product.

If you would like to order a custom scroll there are three ways to get started: 1. Go to my shopping site at www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com 2. Download my scroll design workbook from my website at www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com to read about the concepts behind kakejiku or wallscroll design. 3. E-mail to me directly at sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com 

This is the translation of the first name Shaylee. In Hiragana we translated it to the phonetic spelling of しえり　Shi e ri. 士 is the same character as that written in Bushido or warrior, it has the meaning of acolyte.　恵 is the character that can read e, but is often Megumi and means to be blessed. 里 is the character for Ri or Sato and is your parents hometown village. The translation we gave is the Warrior of the Blessed hometown. Both characters Megumi and Ri are commonly used in Japanese girl’s names.

The customer chose the beautiful purple rose cloth, which is now sold out. They requested a beautiful gold ichimonji for the border. To provide a strong accent, a much wider 14 bun top and 9 bun bottom was selected for the size. This is written in the Kaisho, block print style by Ryugyoku.

Scroll dimensions in bun followed by inches in parantheses:

Ten 天: 122 (14.57)

Ue Ichimonji 上一文字: 14 (1.67)

Shihon Tate 紙本縦: 107 (12.76)

Shihon Yoko 紙本横: 78 (9.30)

Shita Ichimonji下一文字 : 9 (1.07)

Chi 地: 58 (6.92)

Kakejiku no Habasa 掛け軸の幅さ: 110 (13.12)

Kakejiku no Nagasa 掛け軸の長さ: 310 (36.98)