{"id":1407,"date":"2025-09-23T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:07:36","slug":"copernicus-scroll-illustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/copernicus-scroll-illustration\/","title":{"rendered":"Copernicus Scroll Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back before Pennsic, I was contacted by our local group&#8217;s &#8220;Signet&#8221; (person in charge of organizing scribes and illuminators to make award scrolls) about illustrating an award scroll for my Sweetie. She was receiving the highest award for service that our <a href=\"http:\/\/debatablelands.org\/\">Barony<\/a> gives, so I knew it had to be something she would really enjoy. That meant irises.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d13f0c10881&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d13f0c10881\" class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/proj\/images\/scroll-bmdl-copernicus-hara.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:512px\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Traced from \u201cIrises and Eight-fold Bridge\u201d by Sakai Hoitsu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traced from an image in <strong>Beyond Golden Clouds<\/strong> (Yale University Press, 2009), edited by Janice Katz, page 153. The original is a two-panel \u201coshie-bari byobu\u201d painted screen, roughly 52\u201d tall. The Sakai family owned several paintings by Ogata Korin, and Hoitsu seeks to imitate his master\u2019s style here in a screen titled \u201cIrises and Eight-fold Bridge\u201d. The original screen uses a background of gold leaf squares to create the illusion of golden sunlight reflecting off the surface of the water. Irises take significant tending, but the work results in a multiplication of blooms over time. I chose to leave the background of this copy blank to suggest that there is always work left to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did a practice copy on some of my regular (affordable) <em>hosho<\/em> paper, then did this fair copy on a large piece of <em>kozo<\/em> paper. Sweetie loves it so much that she had it framed for display in her den.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back before Pennsic, I was contacted by our local group&#8217;s &#8220;Signet&#8221; (person in charge of organizing scribes and illuminators to make award scrolls) about illustrating an award scroll for my Sweetie. She was receiving the highest award for service that our Barony gives, so I knew it had to be something she would really enjoy. 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