Mashu Dojo Wallscroll

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This scroll was commissioned as a gift to a Dojo called the Mashu Dojo. At first I thought it had reference to a Koryu system based in the Satsuma region of Japan, but it actually is in reference to a lake in Hokkaido, which you can read about at this link.

It is written in the gyousho semi-cursive style by Yoshimi Yamada Maples (Ryugoku). The scroll is unique in that the reference is to a lake, I inserted fish into the Ichimonji to add to the meaning. It is completed with a Rosewood (紫&#27264 Jikusaki and the Kogecha, Navy Hanging string.

Dimensions as follows:

Name in Kanji	Name in English	Size in Bun	Size in Inches
天	Ten	110	13.12
上一文字	Ue Ichimonji	17.5	2.09
紙本の幅さ	Artwork Width	54	6.44
紙本の長さ	Artwork Length	218	26.01
柱	Pillars	25	2.98
下一文字	Shita Ichimonji	13	1.55
地	Chi	80	9.54
掛け軸の幅さ	Scroll Width	104	12.41
掛け軸の長さ	Scroll Length	438.5	52.31