Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Beautiful Mistakes

美しき過ち (utsukushiki ayamachi)

The Japanese phrase 美しき過ち meaning "Beautiful Mistakes" combines the words 美しき (read utukushiki) which is a grammatical variation of the word 美しい (read utsukushii) meaning "Beautiful" and 過ち (read ayamachi) meaning "Mistake; Mistakes".
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Block Vertical VB4C
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Cursive Vertical VC5B
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Design Vertical VD5B
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Block Horizontal HB3A
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Cursive Horizontal HC3A
Beautiful Mistakes (美しき過ち) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Beautiful Mistakes 美しき過ち utsukushiki ayamachi Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS3A

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

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