Defiance in Japanese Calligraphy — 6 Hand-Brushed Designs

Defiance

挑戦 (chousen)

The Japanese word chousen means "defiance, challenge". Chousen means both a challenge as in challenging a world record or "to accept a challenge". It can also mean defiance as in "to defy authority" or to have "a defiant attitude".

Verify: 挑戦 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Defiance (挑戦) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Defiance 挑戦 chousen Block Vertical VB2C

Defiance (挑戦) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Defiance 挑戦 chousen Cursive Vertical VC2B

Defiance (挑戦) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Defiance 挑戦 chousen Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Defiance 挑戦 chousen Block Horizontal HB2A

Defiance 挑戦 chousen Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Defiance 挑戦 chousen 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.