Sanso 13 Misty Mountains by Unkei Eii

 This was a scroll I made of the print of the original by Japanese painter Unkei Eii called Misty Mountains. It is a landscape in the Haboku (破墨) style. This style is characterized by layering contrasts of the black, gray and white of the paper and ink. Ha the first character is the other reading for the verb to break and boku is ink. So it is sometimes translated as a broken ink style. The scroll is completed by utilizing a dark brown Ichimonji with a large karakusa. The Chuumawashi is is a gold karakusa, and the gray Ten/Chi has a semi-wave pattern. It was made in the Yamato Hyougu style of scrolls, and the hanging string is the Cha (Brown) with a ceramic off white jikusaki.

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Customer Artwork Mounted in Kakejiku

This is the second scroll of a customer's, late mother's calligraphy. I really like her brushwork. It was the reason these were given merit awards by the calligraphy society with which she participates.

This scroll was also mounted in the Maru Hyougu format. I really love this cloth. Just so you are aware it is a nami 波 (wave) pattern, with a strip of ichimonji. This was finished with a wooden jikusaki and the Kodai San Iro kakehimo.

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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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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.

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Sanso Collection Moon Hare by Tan'Yu

This scroll was made for the previous owner of the Sanso Collection. All rights belong to the owner and no copying or dissemination of this photo is permitted without express written consent by the owner. Below is a short bio from Wikipedia.

Kanō Tan'yū (狩野 探幽, 4 March 1602 – 4 November 1674) was one of the foremost Japanese painters of the Kanō school. His original given name was Morinobu; he was the eldest son of Kanō Takanobu and grandson of Kanō Eitoku. Many of the most famous and widely known Kanō works today are by Tan'yū.

This scroll is mounted in the Yamato Hyougu style. The Brown cloth is a pure silk (正絹). The blue Kinran helps to reinforce the night time scene, with the brown cloth giving wind and the tan cloth. The scroll utilizes a Two Tone copper ceramic jikusaki.

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Sanso Print Buson Plum Tree

This picture is posted with the permission of the owner. No copying, dissemination, or downloading is prohibited without the express written permission of the onwer.

This is the painting of a plum branch by Buson. This information about the artist Yosa Buson, is quoted from the Encyclopedia Britannica. "Buson, also called Yosa Buson, original surname Taniguchi, (born 1716, Kema, Settsu Province, Japan-Died Jan. 17, 1784, Kyoto Japan), Japanese painter of distinction but even more renowned as one of the great haiku poets.

It is very beautiful, and I love the ambiance of the painting. The scroll was made in a simpler, Minchou Hyougu style. There is a thin, blue accent running the lengths of both sides of the scroll, which are not so evident in this picture. The light brown, cloth works with the brushes of the painting. The scroll is finished with an ivory (resin made to look like real ivory) jikusaki and the Kodai San Iro hanging string.

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Tenka Muso Wallscroll

This is a yoji jukugo 四字熟語 which is a four character idiom in Japanese that has significant meaning. Ten 天 is Heaven, Ka 下 is Below, Mu 無 is None, and Sou 双 is a pair. In short it can mean Peerless Under Heaven. In other words, no one on this earth can match you. If someone has a special gift or indomitable spirit in a certain aspect of their life this is a very appropriate phrase to use. The customer who ordered this is giving it to a special person, who overcame great obstacles to accomplish something good in their life.

The scroll utilizes a red cloth with a small 唐草 (arabesque) with a large flower arabesque Ichimonji. The jikusaki are an antique ebony with an antique 3 color hanging string. The scroll style is done in the Maru Hyougu format and the size is as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Millimeters	Size in Inches
天	Ten	92	278.76	10.97
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	12	36.36	1.43
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	57	172.71	6.80
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	217	657.51	25.89
柱	Pillars	20	60.6	2.39
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	8.5	25.755	1.01
地	Chi	45	136.35	5.37
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	97	293.91	11.57
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	362.5	1098.375	43.24

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