Seishin Ryokudo Karate Scrolls

This is a return customer. Originally, he had asked us to translate the phrase "Way of Inner Strength" into Japanese. My wife ultimately came up with this translation. Seishin is spirit or the inner soul and Ryoku is another reading for strength or power. These beautiful scrolls are given as gifts I think. The cloth is a Silk with a very meditative pattern.

It is written in the Gyousho (Semi-cursive) style by Ryugyoku (Yoshimi Yamada Maples). I am very proud of the work she has done for me. Her writing is always consistent and brush strokes are always technically sound, even when there are multiple orders of the same saying or calligraphy.

The scrolls are finished with an ivory plastic jikusaki and usu kincha (gold) hanging string.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	100	11.93
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	18	2.15
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	57	6.80
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	202	24.10
柱	Pillars	17	2.03
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	11	1.31
地	Chi	67	7.99
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	91	10.86
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	398	47.48

 

Yuujin (Friend)

I made this scroll for a martial artist that was providing gifts for those who helped train with him through his dan testing. It reads 友人 which means friend. This is not written by Yoshimi Yamada Maples, but artist Natsuko Horinouchi, based in Germany.

The color of the cloth is bone white with a deep gold on gold Ichimonji with a small karakusa (arabesque). The scroll is completed with an ivory plastic jikusaki and a light gold (usukincha) hanging string.

Dimensions:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	118	14.08
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	8	0.95
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	75	8.95
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	106	12.64
柱	Pillars	20	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	4	0.48
地	Chi	77	9.19
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	115	13.72
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	313	37.34

Customer Comment on Scrolls

Jonathan--my scrolls are beautiful. I'm very pleased. One I put up immediately, one is for my son's birthday. Thank you.

Bill

Dee Teller Scroll #7 Tree Where Artists Gather

This scroll is so large I am not tall enough, nor have a longer Yahazu to hang it any higher. Unfortunately this gets the unsightly handrail in the way. I love this painting...it is very simple yet complex at the same time. The brush strokes are also light and not as heavy as expected, yet detailed at the same time. This is the seventh in the series by Dee Teller, and if you would like to purchase her art go to http://deeteller.com/.

I chose the green cloth for the scroll with a very light gold pattern to match the theme of the tree as if in spring or summer. The gold Karakusa (arabesque) on white background provides a good relief. The Jikusaki, are a Ceramic cream and green two tone which seems to go well with both the cloth and the Ichimonji. 

Dimensions of the scrolls as follows:

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

天 Ten 105 (12.53)

上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 13 (1.55)

紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 221 (26.36)

紙本の長さ Artwork Length 445 (53.08)

柱 Pillars 23 (2.74)

下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 8 (0.95)

地 Chi 80 (9.54)

掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 267 (31.85)

掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 651 (77.66)

Kenshin Ichinyo (Sword & Mind As One)

This is the second scroll order with the Koi cloth scroll. The reason for the more traditional nature of this scroll is that it is meant to hang in a dojo for Kenjutsu. It is done in an Antique color silk with a rosewood jikusaki and Kodai Hanging String. It is written in the Gyousho, semi-cursive style by Yoshimi Yamada Maples.

Dimensions Below:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	95	11.33
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	47	5.61
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	140	16.70
柱	Pillars	20.5	2.45
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	9	1.07
地	Chi	65	7.75
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	88	10.50
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	321	38.29

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

Dee Teller Sumie #6 Color in the Garden

This scroll titled Color from the Garden, is the 6th in Dee Teller's series of works being prepared for an exhibition. She is a very talented artist who has taught in China. The two characters are represented in the painting with Garden 園 En in Japanese and Color 色 Iro. When I first saw this sumie, my first thought was to the Autumn season and the colors of the Maize or indian corn. I wanted to stay true to that so I used the light brown cloth or kireji with the gold suji in order to emphasize the feeling of Fall to the viewer. Suji are the lines of cloth attached to the fabric of the scroll. The speckled ceramic Jikusaki is a nice break from the complete solid of the informal Fukuro Hyougu scroll style. I used the Kincha color which is similar to this brown for the hanging string.

Dimensions of the Scroll as follows:

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

天 (Ten) 80 (9.54)

筋 (Suji) 0.5 (0.06)

天 (Partition Bottom) 35 (4.18)

紙本の幅さ (Artwork Width) 149 (17.77)

紙本の長さ (Artwork Length) 108 (12.88)

柱 (Pillars) 18 (2.15)

地 (Chi First Partition) 20 (2.39)

筋 (Suji) 1 (0.12)

地 (Middle Partition) 15 (1.79)

地 (Bottom Partition) 40 (4.77)

掛け軸の幅さ (Scroll Width) 185 (22.07)

掛け軸の長さ (Scroll Length) 299.5 (35.73)