The 3rd Future of Hanging Scrolls and Paintings Exhibition, Introduction of Exhibited Works [Part 2

Continued from Part I.

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The work to be exhibited in the 3rd Future Exhibition of Hanging Scrolls and Paintings, has been completed up to the mounting paper around the main paper,

How can we make the saki-gami as we have designed it?

For now, we ordered an acrylic ruler to cut the sakaki into a circular shape.

Two kinds, large and small, were made.

Usually, when we make a kakejiku, we start by cutting a section close to the main paper, but in this case, after a little thought, we found that these was not possible,

We will consider the work procedure on the PC.

If we connect the rips like this, we can make it work.

The blue cracks that are there from the beginning are gone at the time of “8) Completion”.

I am a little shocked to see that the blue crack those was there from the beginning is gone by the time of “8) Completion”.

Next, I will draw a rough sketch to connect these rips.

※ The middle drawing is a copy.

Now, we will overlap the connecting rips and tears at the position of this rough sketch, cut them with a circular acrylic ruler, and connect them with thin washi paper.

If you miss a cut, you are out at once, and if you work too long, the connected part may be sticky,

So we worked carefully and speedily.

After connecting the pieces, we quickly lined them up and staked them out for temporary stretching.

A few days Once the tear is dry, we move on to the next task.

Cut the “paper + mat” to fit the pattern.

Hollow out a “tear” one size smaller than the “main paper + base paper”.

It’s such a waste to have so many unused parts after all the hard work of cutting and joining them into a circular shape.

Before I could get sentimental about it, I finished gluing the cut surfaces, which was the hardest thing I have ever had to do,

After the gluing (to stop the fraying of the cut surface), the “main paper + base paper” and the “tear” are joined together.

Go straight to the upper lining.

The shaft pouch and the eight-fold pouch are made of white Fukushima silk lined with black dyed paper.

After letting it dry for a few weeks while it is temporarily stretched, it is time for the final process.

Use a circular ruler to cut around the perimeter.

The ear folding usually done on kakejiku is omitted because it is impossible due to the shape of the kakejiku.

The entire outer circumference has been cut.

The shaft rod and the eight staves are attached to complete the work.

The shaft pouch and the eight-paneled pouch are arranged in a way that they come around from the back to the front and can be seen behind the circular tear on the front side.

The Fukushima silk is lined with black dyed paper as described above.

By the way, this hanging scroll can’t be rolled up because the shaft rod is too short,

You may be thinking that if you wind it up, the split ahead of the shaft rod may break.

However, if you use this “thick winding core”,

Don’t worry, it’s wrapped!

You can fit it in a shaft box like this, protected all the way to the tip of the split.

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Here is how it was decorated at the venue.

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This time, I have been working on a hanging scroll, which I used to take for granted,

How about the work required for this hanging scroll?

I have never done this work before, but I wonder if it is necessary for this hanging scroll.

I thought about this every step of the way.

As a result, I think I was able to create a hanging scroll those has never been seen before.

these is all due to the fact that I was able to create a painting those has never been seen before.

I would like to express my gratitude to the artists who provided us with paintings that we have never seen before.

We will continue to support the culture of Kakejiku to the future,

We will continue to take on the challenge to connect the culture of Kakejiku to the future.