Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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不屈 fukutsu Invictus

不屈 is the common Japanese word for an indomitable spirit, one that gets back up after every fall. Worn as a tattoo, it says you are still standing.

Invictus (不屈) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Vertical Block VB2C
Invictus (不屈) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Vertical Cursive VC2B
Invictus (不屈) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Vertical Design VD2B
Invictus (不屈) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Vertical Design VD2C
Invictus (不屈) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C
Invictus (不屈) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Horizontal Block HB2A
Invictus (不屈) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Horizontal Cursive HC1A
Invictus (不屈) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Invictus 不屈 fukutsu Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A
More about 不屈

不屈 is fortitude, a will that does not bend or give in. The longer 不屈不撓 (fukutsu futō) is tenacity that never lets up.

The Japanese word 不屈 meaning "Invictus" is composed of the kanji 不 (read fu) meaning "not" and 屈 (read kutsu) meaning "yield, bend, flinch, submit".

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.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

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