Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Always Be Creative

常に思念工夫せよ (tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo)

The English translation one most commonly sees is "Be constantly mindful, diligent, and resourceful, in your pursuit of the Way" which is from book The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master. This English translation adds far more meaning than that contained in the Japanese. We have opted for a more direct translation which reads nothing into what the rule intends but rather we simply translates the rule.

Verify: 常に思念工夫せよ in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Block Vertical VB4C

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Block Vertical VB6C

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Cursive Vertical VC6B

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Design Vertical VD6B

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Design Vertical VD7B

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C

Always Be Creative (常に思念工夫せよ) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Always Be Creative 常に思念工夫せよ tsune ni shinen kufuu seyo Semi-Cursive Vertical VS7C

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

Master Calligrapher Eri Takase creates each scroll personally, hand-brushed to order on traditional Japanese paper.

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