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This makes me want to start planning a tea-room with this sort of ambiance.

Sam. wrote:This makes me want to start planning a tea-room with this sort of ambiance.

Yeah, I hear ya!!! Thanks everyone for sharing and thank you Tim for the translation.

Hope to see more scrolls posted here soon!

They are so beautiful; I am hoping that others have some to share with us. They just exude tranquility and definately put one in the mood for moar tea.
HA...as if we all need a reason.
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I finally have the motivation/reason to put up these scrolls in my tea room. Thanks again to Chip and teachat : ) Hope you enjoy.

TIM wrote:

ooooh

also ... nice tea room Tim ... its missing something... ME with a teacup

Wow, everything is so beautiful

Tim, now I want to know the painters of the other scrolls - especially the red flowers

i got this today



5 by 2 feet scroll. cant find the right place to hang it for now.

Luthier wrote:i got this today

Absolutely gorgeous Luthier!!! Thanks for sharing this beauty.

I hear ya 'bout where to hang it! We live in an old stone farmhouse w/stone walls, horsehair plaster and very low ceilings.

That said, we are having fun deciding the perfect location(s)!

here? hmm i don't know...



or the other way round?

The current scroll in the tokonoma of my washitsu heya (Japanese style room) here in NH. The scrolls get changed frequently as the mood fits. The youhen kabin (vase) there is by MATSUMIYA Ryouji, kamamoto of Kanayamayaki.

best,

...............john

changed the position in the morning.

hmm is this better??



going to Chinatown again to get another scroll some time soon

Today was "changing of the scroll and pot" day in the tokonoma of the washitsu heya. The kabin is a youhen piece by MATSUMIYA Ryouji, kamamoto of Kanayamayaki. (The sword is my Iaido katana.)
best,

...............john

Whoa I've got to get a scroll like that too.. It woudl be fun to do one yourself too, maybe a basic enso circle or something

dooble wrote:Whoa I've got to get a scroll like that too.. It woudl be fun to do one yourself too, maybe a basic enso circle or something

I have seen "blank" scrolls availble to paint yourself.... but only in Japan. I'd guess someone must sell them on the net.... but I've never looked.

best,

................john

These scrolls look nice and I have been thinking about getting one. I am for the most part clueless about these. Can anyone help me with what the price ranges are, most likely on the low-mid end since I am just a lowly graduate student. I imagine the high end scrolls can go for prices that would bankrupt most. Also, where the best places in general to get them are, any online stores or is going to a Chinatown the best?
Thanks

The best deals may actually be found on ebay. Just take a look around. Sometimes they go high and sometimes low. Now might be a bad time depending if scrolls are looked for as Christmas gifts. Just watch the material, if it is silk or paper, and pay attention to the seller and their rating. I bought a beautiful scroll for my office, I think it was under $20. But admittedly I got lucky.