Two Scrolls for House Decor

These two scrolls are also ordered for Home decor. The one on the right reads I am my Brothers Keeper, I am my Sisters Keeper. In Japanese it reads "Watashi wa Kyoudai no banin de ari Shimai no Banin desu. The scroll on the left reads Walk cheerfully over all the world, answering God in everyone. In Japanese it reads Sekai wo genki ni aruki kami ga Sonzai suru to shiru.

Both of these were written by Yoshimi Yamada Maples, under the supervision of her own sensei while she was back in Japan. They are written in the Gyousho style. Both scrolls are completed with a Celery green silk, and the Ichimoji is a beautiful Gold on Green. The jikusaki are the rosewood with design and bone inserts. The Hanging string is the Usukincha.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	98	11.69
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	10	1.19
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	53	6.32
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	218	26.01
柱	Pillars	11	1.31
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	5	0.60
地	Chi	60	7.16
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	75	8.95
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	391	46.64

Dee Teller Calligraphy #13-Play

 This is the 13th work in a series by Dee Teller for her exhibition called Asia Speaks. This one I ended up liking very much, not just because of the simplicity of the design and how it blended with with the Calligraphy of Play (遊び）Asobi but also because of the quality of the end result.

The calligraphy is in a full cursive style. It is bordered with a Gold on Tan Ichimonji that has a very large Karakusa. I cut the ichimonji a little wider in order to show off the arabesque pattern. It is hard to see, but the cloth actually has some offsetting horizontal striping in it, and seems to complement the light brush stroke of the calligraphy. The scroll is completed with a Rosewood jikusaki, that has a pattern cut in and bone inserted. This is a very beautiful and elegant touch for the artwork itself.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun (Inches)

天 Ten 117 (13.96)

上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 18 (2.15)

紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 170 (20.28)

紙本の長さ Artwork Length 99 (11.81)

柱 Pillars 20 (2.39)

下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 10 (1.19)

地 Chi 75 (8.95)

掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 210 (25.05)

掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 319 (38.05)