Six Gourds Kakejiku Hanging Scroll

This hanging scroll was created as a wish for a healthy, thriving future. The vivid green of the gourds brings a clean, refreshing presence to a room, adding a light, uplifting tone to the space. Lush vines stretch upward and outward, bearing ripened gourds at their tips, an image that conveys vitality and steady growth. Five gourds are painted in a bold, confident arrangement, and while a sixth, smaller gourd appears beside a male blossom—making six in total. This “six gourds” motif carries the meaning of mubyo sokusai: freedom from illness and a life of ongoing well-being. In this sense, the work holds a quiet prayer for everyday health and for peace within the home.

Among the leaves, delicate white flowers open, and a single honeybee descends as if guided by the morning light. Shown carrying pollen from the male flower to the female, the bee becomes an understated focal point, an evocative scene that gently speaks to nature’s cycles and continuity.

The mounting is equally intentional. The chumawashi “middle enclosure” features a pine motif; the ichimonji “fabrics attached to above and below main work” are adorned with plum, and the jikusaki "scroll rod ends" are made from goma (sesame) bamboo. Together, pine, bamboo, and plum—Japan’s classic trio of auspicious plants—lend the piece a restrained celebratory spirit and a sense of refined dignity.

Suzuki Yuri was born in 1958 in Gifu Prefecture. She specializes in flower-and-bird paintings, classical designs, figurative art, and animal paintings, and is known for her delicate and refined style, continuing to create art with great passion amid the rich natural beauty of Gifu. As a member of the Bokusai-kai (Ink and Color Painting Association), she has received numerous awards, including being selected for the 5th Maeda Seison Memorial Grand Prize.

Arte Kaitakudo

Fundada en Gifu, una región famosa por su rico Mino papel washi patrimonio, Kaitakudo Art ha estado elaborando KakejikuPergaminos colgantes japoneses, con más de cincuenta años de experiencia. Su trabajo cuenta con el apoyo de artesanos expertos, incluyendo especialistas de primer nivel certificados a nivel nacional en montaje de arte tradicional, quienes emplean técnicas ancestrales. Desde la planificación y el montaje hasta la venta al público, supervisan todo el proceso internamente, garantizando una calidad constante en cada paso. 

Preservando la tradición, continúan explorando nuevas posibilidades para el kakejiku, desarrollando estilos que se adaptan a los interiores modernos y compartiendo la belleza del arte japonés con el mundo.

Rollos colgantes de Kakejiku

Los pergaminos colgantes japoneses, conocidos como Kakejiku o kakemonoSon una forma tradicional de arte mural japonés, apreciada durante más de mil años. Con caligrafía japonesa, motivos estacionales o pinturas, cada pergamino se elabora con técnicas refinadas que reflejan la belleza de la naturaleza y la cultura.

Versátiles y atemporales, pueden exhibirse en hogares, salones de té o interiores modernos, y a menudo se les conoce como pergaminos con imágenes o pergaminos japoneses. Su ligereza facilita su enrollado, almacenamiento y rotación según la temporada o la ocasión. Como expresión perdurable del arte mural japonés, los pergaminos colgantes aportan armonía a cualquier espacio.