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黒帯 kuroobi Black Belt

One who holds a dan rank: the rank a black belt stands for in jūdō and karate.

The Japanese word 黒帯 meaning "Black Belt" is composed of the kanji 黒 (read kuro) meaning "black" and 帯 (read obi) meaning "belt" and refers to a Black Belt as awarded in such Martial Arts disciplines as Judo and Karate.
Black Belt (黒帯) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Block VB3A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Block VB3B
Black Belt (黒帯) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Block VB3C
Black Belt (黒帯) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Block VB3D
Black Belt (黒帯) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Cursive VC3A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Cursive VC3B
Black Belt (黒帯) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Design VD3A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Design VD3B
Black Belt (黒帯) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Design VD3C
Black Belt (黒帯) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Design VD3D
Black Belt (黒帯) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B
Black Belt (黒帯) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C
Black Belt (黒帯) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D
Black Belt (黒帯) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Horizontal Block HB2A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Horizontal Block HB2B
Black Belt (黒帯) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Horizontal Cursive HC2A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Horizontal Design HD2A
Black Belt (黒帯) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Black Belt 黒帯 kuroobi Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A
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Japanese Scroll of Black Belt (yūdansha) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

Black Belt有段者yūdansha

Original art by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase

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Black Belt as a hand-brushed scroll

Master Takase personally brushes your scroll when you order, and it bears her red seal and her signature. The scroll has woven damask borders and layered Japanese paper, so it hangs straight, and it arrives ready to display.