Sanso #194 by Taiitsu

This is another Sanso print done for the owner. It is a landscape with calligraphy by the Japanese painter Murase, Taiitsu. No copying, reproduction or other dissemination of this photo and artwork is permitted without the express written permission of the owner.

This link provides a short synopisis of this artist. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T060446. 

The scroll was made in the Maru Hyougu format. The cloth is a beautiful light blue with white crackle. The Ichimonji was requested with a larger width than usual. It is a deep gold with pine needle motif. The scroll is finished in with the takuboku style hanging string and an resin jikusaki that mimics the look of real ivory.

If you have a painting you would like mounted or remounted, please contact to sales@customjapanesecalligraphy.com or visit my website at www.customjapanesecalligraphy.com to obtain more information.

Shijin Japanese style Wallscroll

This particular customer wanted the phrase 四神 Shijin written in the Kaisho style. Shijin in classical Chinese are four animals that guard the four compass points. In Japanese it is typically associated with the Buddhist Shitennou.

This customer requested a light green cloth. So I used a solid with a rich brown Kinran for the ichimonji to symbolize Earth and greenery.

The scroll is completed with a green (鶯）hanging string and plastic ivory jikusaki.

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Dimensions of the scroll as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Millimeters	Size in Inches
天	Ten	120	363.6	14.31
上中廻し	Ue Chuumawashi	0	0	0.00
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	36.36	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	75	227.25	8.95
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	106	321.18	12.64
柱	Pillars	20	60.6	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8	24.24	0.95
下中廻し	Shita Chuumawashi	0	0	0.00
地	Chi	65	196.95	7.75
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	115	348.45	13.72
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	299	905.97	35.67

菊松道場 Kiku Matsu Dojo Hanging Wall Scroll

This customer ordered with a tight deadline and I was really worried whether it would be ready or not...but the scroll was just shipped this afternoon. This is a long thin scroll, with the Name of the Dojo in Gyousho or Semi-cursive style Japanese Calligraphy. I think the cloth is beautiful, and that is why I took a closeup of the cloth. It is styled with a deep gold on gold karakusa Ichimonji that transitions well into the green kireji. It is completed with a black lacquer wood jikusaki and a Takuboku design kake/makihimo.

Dimensions as follows:
Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Inches


天 Ten 115 13.72

上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 11 1.31

紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 54 6.44

紙本の長さ Artwork Length 218 26.01

柱 Pillars 16.5 1.97

下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 7 0.84

地 Chi 75 8.95

掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 87 10.38

掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 426 50.82

 

Tenbatsu-Divine Punishment Scroll

This scroll was ordered directly from my online shop at http://www.shop.customjapanesecalligraphy.com/ It is headed somewhere in the deep Southeast of the US.

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The most interesting fact on this scroll is that my wife sure saved me a lot of headache. When the customer asked for Divine Punishment, I had no idea that there was a Japanese phrase for this. I did nail the second character batsu, but if it had been left to me to do the translation it would have been Shinbatsu...Like God, or the same character of Kami in Kamikaze...

Fortunately, I have a wonderful wife to help me get the Japanese correct. This scroll is written in the Kaisho, block print style. It is a beautifully written work and I am proud at how this scroll turned out. The darker antique cloth is complemented with a large gold on white ichimonji. The customer chose the black hanging string which is quite beautiful as well.

Scroll dimension given in the bun measurement.
Ten = 82
Ueichimonji = 13
Shihon no Habasa = 76
Shihon no Nagasa = 105
Hashira = 23
Shitaichimonji = 9
Chi = 58
Total Scroll Width = 122 (14.55 Inches)
Total Scroll Length = 267 (31.85 Inches)