97.4cm
38¼"
38¼"
46.3cm
18¼"
18¼"
Approximate Measurements
Artwork Panel: 28cm x 35.8cm ≈ 11" x 14"
Silk/Brocade: 37.3cm x 97.4cm ≈ 14¾" x 38¼"
Width at Wooden Knobs: 46.3cm ≈ 18¼"
Close up view of the calligraphy artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll
上地流 or Uechi-Ryū is the short name for a traditional style of Okinawan karate.
Uechi-Ryū is named after its creator, Kanbun Uechi. Uechi was an Okinawan man who left at the age of 19 to study Chinese martial arts and medicine in China.
The meaning of this title is "Uechi Flow", "Uechi Style", or "Uechi School". Although the name 上地 or Uechi can mean "higher stages of practice" in the Buddhist context. Therefore, you can stretch the meaning to be "Higher-Stages-of-Practice Style".
Please note that while these Japanese Kanji characters can be pronounced in Chinese, this word is not well-known in China and is not considered part of the Chinese lexicon.
This artwork was giclée printed on specially handmade "grass-leather paper". It has fibers and husks purposely pressed into the finished paper. The paper is quite expensive compared to typical Asian art papers, but the results are worth it.
This scroll features the Japanese Kanji for Uechi-Ryū with a Japanese Enso (eternal circle) symbol in the background.