Approximate Measurements
Artwork Panel: 32.8cm x 66cm ≈ 13" x 26"
Silk/Brocade: 42cm x 124.5cm ≈ 16½" x 49"
Width at Wooden Knobs: 51cm ≈ 20"
Close up view of the calligraphy artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll
This title combines the Kanji pronounced "Nin", (meaning patient, quiet, stealthy) with the Kanji pronounced "Jutsu" (which means art, or technique).
My modern Japanese dictionary defines this term as "assassination, stealth and combat techniques", or "fighting art of the ninja".
This is a much maligned title in Japanese, where some argue as to whether "real" Ninjutsu exists or can exist anymore. For others, devout to the cause of passing on the techniques and training of Ninjutsu, this title means everything. For those, practicing Ninjutsu equates to preserving a sacred trust.
See our Ninjutsu page for more custom Japanese Kanji calligraphy options related to Ninjutsu.
Japanese Master Calligrapher Bishou Imai.
Shown here crafting her artwork which follows
a 1600-year Japanese tradition.
Bishou was born and raised in Nara, Japan. She began her studies of Calligraphy at the age of four at Baikou Calligraphy School. When Bishou was 25 years old, she received a membership to the Tenshin Kai (calligraphy society) and her life as a calligrapher began. Bishou progressed to the next level, becoming a member of the Cho-ko Guild which is the most prestigious calligraphy society in Japan. During her apprenticeship, she taught calligraphy and studied the art of Japanese silk scroll making (hyougu) at Mizuno Hyougu-ten.
A sample of her work:
Bushido - Kaisho style
In 1998, Master Calligrapher Bishou Imai was awarded the highest rank in Japanese Calligraphy of Shihan. She currently holds a guild license for teaching both calligraphy and instructing teachers to teach calligraphy.
Bishou Imai is among the few to have won multiple best of category awards in national competitions (Japan). Her work has been displayed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Osaka Municipal Museum Of Art, Nara City Museum Of Art and Kyoto Municipal Museum Of Art.
In Addition to being a calligrapher, she is also an "artisan artist" (Hyougushi).
is how Bishou is written. This name means "Beautiful Cliff/Mountain". You will see these characters signed just before the red signature stamp on her calligraphy pieces.
Kana Sosho
painting combination.
Kana style Japanese calligraphy
Single-Kanji
Love
calligraphy
in Kai-Gyosho
style.
Master Imai, holding a Japanese calligraphy class in Boston.