Chef in Japanese Calligraphy — 14 Hand-Brushed Designs

板前 (itamae)

The Japanese word itamae refers specifically to a chef of Japanese cuisine. It literally means "behind the board" which refers to a kiri wood serving tray used in Japanese cuisine. See the Wikipedia article Itamae for more information.

Verify: 板前 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Chef (板前) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Chef 板前 itamae Block Vertical VB2C

Chef 板前 itamae Block Vertical VB3A

Chef 板前 itamae Block Vertical VB3B

Chef (板前) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Chef 板前 itamae Cursive Vertical VC2B

Chef 板前 itamae Cursive Vertical VC3A

Chef (板前) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Chef 板前 itamae Design Vertical VD3A

Chef 板前 itamae Design Vertical VD3B

Chef (板前) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Chef 板前 itamae Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Chef 板前 itamae Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2D

Chef 板前 itamae Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3A

Chef 板前 itamae Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3B

Chef 板前 itamae Block Horizontal HB2A

Chef 板前 itamae Cursive Horizontal HC1A

Chef 板前 itamae Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

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