Honey Bee in Japanese Calligraphy — 5 Hand-Brushed Designs

Honey Bee

蜜蜂 (mitsubachi)

The Japanese word 蜜蜂 meaning "Honey Bee" is composed of the kanji 蜜 (read mitsu) meaning "honey; nectar; molasses" and 蜂 (read bachi) meaning "bee; wasp; hornet".

Verify: 蜜蜂 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Block Vertical VB3C

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Cursive Vertical VC3B

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Design Vertical VD3B

Honey Bee (蜜蜂) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Honey Bee 蜜蜂 mitsubachi Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS3A

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll

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