Baptism in Japanese Calligraphy — 6 Hand-Brushed Designs

Baptism

洗礼 (senrei)

The Japanese word 洗礼 meaning "Baptism" is composed of the kanji 洗 (read sen) meaning "wash; inquire into; probe" and 礼 (read rei) meaning "salute; bow; ceremony".

Verify: 洗礼 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Baptism (洗礼) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Baptism 洗礼 senrei Block Vertical VB2C

Baptism (洗礼) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Baptism 洗礼 senrei Cursive Vertical VC2B

Baptism (洗礼) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Baptism 洗礼 senrei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Baptism 洗礼 senrei Block Horizontal HB2A

Baptism 洗礼 senrei Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Baptism 洗礼 senrei Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

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