"I go into my work and my work goes into me". Deeply moving. I wish you many more happy years of making Kakejiku.

Hokusai: "From around the age of six, I had the habit of sketching from life. I became an artist, and from fifty on began producing works that won some reputation, but nothing I did before the age of seventy was worthy of attention. At seventy-three, I began to grasp the structures of birds and beasts, insects and fish, and of the way plants grow. If I go on trying, I will surely understand them still better by the time I am eighty-six, so that by ninety I will have penetrated to their essential nature. At one hundred, I may well have a positively divine understanding of them, while at one hundred and thirty, forty, or more I will have reached the stage where every dot and every stroke I paint will be alive. May Heaven, that grants long life, give me the chance to prove that this is no lie."

@nuberodesign

9 жыл бұрын

Nice find!

I was deeply touched by this documentary. If everybody could put their full heart and soul into their work how amazing would our world be?

Japanese artisans always amaze me with their dedication, love toward their works. That is a key to their flawless, exquisite products. I can`t never get bored to watch any japanese artisans at work, all of them, i must say; pour out their mind and soul into their doings like they are their own children. My absolute admirations...

I loved this documentary! Subscribed!!

Thank you soo much for this!

Thank you for sharing such beauty and joy! I have learned so much from watching this

This is a beautiful short film that captures so well both the craft of scroll mounting and the feeling in the work of the craftsman. It is really a timeless statement about our love of making things. Very nice work!

Thank you so much. Now I can truly enjoy the scroll hanging before me. It is said that Hokusai once remarked that everything he had done before age 70 was nothing. When we (my husband and myself) visited the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston, we then realized that Hokusai was truly a humble man for he could have boasted about any number of his woodblock prints done before the age of 70. He called himself "Old man crazy about art." And indeed he was. So, your humility is refreshing and comes from a long line a wonderful artists. Thank you again.

@nuberodesign

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment. It’s his humility though, not mine as I am only the filmmaker. You can get in touch with Mr. Kamon through his website at kouseidou.jp/mailform/ if you like. The eMail address is at the bottom. He speaks english and I’m sure he would appreciate a nice message…

I do Chinese scroll mounting myself for my artworks and it is interesting to compare the two different methods and aesthetics of doing the same thing. For example, the Japanese like to use a wider range of brocades and mounting silks whereas the Chinese use a more limited range of subtle patterns, and whereas the Japanese mount the two swallow strips sticking out, the Chinese have them firmly stuck down onto the mount.

i was looking for more information about wall scrolls, and i what i found was far greater. "Nyu Ga Ga Nyu" Thank for the Philosophy lesson. I am now inspired!

@paradisebound

4 жыл бұрын

入我我入

Loved this film. The "kotowaza" nyu ga ga nyu was described in a beautiful and touching way. Thank you so much for creating this film.

Thank you. Awesome.

Excellent Work... it goes to you too Film Maker!! Hope you'll continue making movies about Japanese culture... dont stop at 1 video...

I always saw these scrolls in Anime and Japanese movies and decided to see how they are made and I must say this video impressed me and I have a great deal of respect for this beautiful art form. Thank you so much for sharing this with us

Love the intricate workmanship. Thank you so much for the presentation. The flow and vibe went really well with the quality and look of the work.

This is beautiful. Thank you for creating this film.

So much work goes into this, I had no idea. I'll never look at one of these the same way again. Thanks for sharing this!

Impresionante trabajo. Mis respetos.

its a wonderful experience to me. as an artist i love japan and its culture and tradition

Love your work.thank you for sharing!

@nuberodesign

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

thank you.

Thank you for making and sharing this. It affirms so many qualities, values and skills that we are in danger of losing to 'smart' technology.

@nuberodesign

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. As I like to say: If it’s called “smart” it’s usually stupid…

Inspirational 🙏🙏🙏 Arigato..

Lovely work, wonderful spirit! Thank you, Niko Kitsakis!

Gracias

先代の店主さんに襖をはってもらいました。 とても丁寧で良い方でした！！

@nuberodesign

4 жыл бұрын

映画の家門秀行さまのお父さまですか？

loved this film!!

Beautiful absolutely lovely.

thanks for the video, I was looking for something like this. It's to bad you didn't get more views.

thank you for this :D it will help me with a school project

this is great ! thanks you !

Beautiful, hermoso.

Thank you!

nice

Hallo, wirklich eine wunderschöne Kunstform. Wo kann ich in Deutschland / Europa solche Bilder kaufen?

@nuberodesign

3 жыл бұрын

Ist nicht ganz einfach. Alles was unter €500.- ist ist wahrscheinlich ein Druck und nichts handgemachtes. Bei Sazentea gibt es eines (www.sazentea.com/en/products/p468-kakejiku-kissako.html) oder sonst eben direkt bei Herrn Kamon aus dem Film. Seine Website ist kouseidou.jp und er kann auf Englisch kommunizieren und sicher ein paar Vorschläge machen…

Je regarde et regarde cette video cherchant à percer certains détails car mes stages d'urauchi ne sont pas encore assez poussés pour entreprendre la réalisation d'un kakejiku. Je sais maroufler pour le washi et le tissu mais notre Sensei n'a pas encore abordé le travail complet et je suis trop impatiente: j'essaie seule de réaliser ce montage et cette video étape par étape et si gentiment présentée est actuellement la seule sur le web permettant de s'en approcher .Merci beaucoup, vous me redonnez du courage ! Est ce que Mr Hideyuki Kamon donne des stages au Japon ? Si oui, je suis prête à me déplacer avec très grand plaisir. Merci

@nuberodesign

8 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup pour ce gentil commentaire! J'aurais pu montrer encore plus de détails dans le film, mais cela aurait probablement dépassé le cadre. Cela aurait été trop ennuyeux pour la plupart des spectateurs. Je ne sais pas si Monsieur Kamon propose des stages, mais j'en doute. N'hésitez pas à le contacter. Son site web est: www.kouseidou.jp

@moniquedessart473

8 ай бұрын

Merci de votre réponse et de m'avoir communiqué le site de Mr Kamon. Belle suite à vous et à Mr Kamon . Avec tous mes remerciements pour votre rigueur et le choix judicieux des textes et des images . A plus loin @@nuberodesign

What did he write on the bottom timber weight? The part now covered by the fabric of the scroll?

@nuberodesign

10 жыл бұрын

The date he made the scroll and his company’s name (his family’s in his case) and probably a few other things that I forgot. Apparently, the scrolls can be disassembled by submerging them in water (without the picture taking damage). This is done if a new scroll needs to be made for the picture when the old one is damaged. At that point, the person doing the renovation will see the info written on the bottom weight.

Does anybody know the glue/adhesive he used for it? It amazes me that it was able to just be adhered at the edges with so little

@nuberodesign

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot the name but I know that it is a traditional/natural product. Something they could have used 150+ years ago as well.

@chicagofineart9546

Жыл бұрын

It is not unlike wallpaper paste, wheat or rice starch with a modern polymer added for strength. Can be bought at wallpaper-paint store.

@moniquedessart473

8 ай бұрын

C'est de l'amidon de blé natif .PH neutre.@@chicagofineart9546

Domo arigatu guzaimashita

I have a Japanese scroll which requires re-mounting.Do you carry out restoration work ?If you do please let me have your contact details.

@nuberodesign

6 жыл бұрын

I’m just the filmmaker. Mr. Kamon however can help you out. His website is kouseidou.jp but it’s Japanese only. You can always try and call there though. The phone number is on the website…

@Hyougushi

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Niko-san! Ivan-san contacted us and we have received his scrolls and about to start the re-mounting process. We truly appreciate both of you.

@nuberodesign

6 жыл бұрын

He did? That’s great, I’m glad! それに、どう致しまして！

Dommo arigato. Honto ni ii desu. Demo chisai spelling error ga arimasu neh. "restauration" wa chigaimasu neh. Dozo "restoration" ni aite kudasai. Watakushi wa kodomotoki ni Ashiyagawa ni sundeimashita.

Thank you soo much for this!