Inner sanctum -colour

by Hans Zimmer

Title

Inner sanctum -colour

Artist

Hans Zimmer

Medium

Photograph

Description

The inner sanctum of a samurais medieval home. The entire scene (that means EVERYTHING) is bought/collected or/and build and than arranged by me

P L E A S E _ R E A D !

Taken on tripod
The japanese signs were painted by myself and say: Death(left) and Honor (right).
The realisation of this scene, as minimalistic and simple it may look, took me month of lifetime for planning, research, ordering stuff and lots of money of course (Listed below).
The costs for the items alone were around 700 bucks and that does not include the cost for light, post processing and working time. That´s said just to let you know how intense it was in rhe making and how much such a photo is really worth.

Thanks for your time and interest – Enjoy! Best regards –H.D.Z.

Costs (in €):

- Swordstand for 2 Swords…….....79,-
- Sushi board small........................16.-
- Tatamimatte 90x90, 2x 22,-..........44,-
- Bonsai tree....................................25,-
- Sticks + bank………………...........2,-
- Altar, Buddha …............................14,-
- Sake-Set........................................22,-
- Swords…....................................300,-
- Shoji Wall……...............................90,-
- Sushi board large..........................22,-
- Tatamimatte large..........................40,-
- Sword Care-Set….........................35,-
- Incense Sticks…............................11,-
- Ricepaper.......................................10,-
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.........................................................710,-


A short story:
It was late in the evening when the samurai went in his room where he stored his swords.

This could very well be the last night he had to sleep in this world. Tomorrow he would ride into battle to fight the enemies of his Lord and perhaps he would die there and than to meet all his ancestors.
So, he knelt in front of his little altar and his swords and started to paint two signs with the most important words a loyal samurai would know to testify his loyalty to the feudal lord before buddha.
Death was the left -and first Kanji- he painted to testify his conviction to give his life happily and without hasitation for his lord.
Honor, the Kanji to the right, was then paintet afterwards to testify his absolute will to live a honourable and loyal life and –if need be- to die in honor – may it be in battle or from his own hand, if the daymio decides so, should the battle be lost and he was still alive.

After he finished painting he lay down the brush, said a prayer, bowed low, stood up and went to sleep to ride into glory or death the next day. The ink would dry while he was to dream about either blooming like the cherry blossoms or his bones drying and bleaching in the sun …

Special AWARDS:
- tied to / for 3rd in the(my) FAA Contest "- Traditional Japan -Indoors-" Tuesday, June 27th, 2017


I strongly suggest gallery / art lighting for this image or a sunny spot.
I also suggest for this image:
Framed print
Size: 20"x14" or larger
Frame: black, SM-2
Mat: none

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June 5th, 2017

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