Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Miraculous Comeback

起死回生 (kishikaisei)

The four-character idiom 起死回生 meaning "Miraculous Comeback" is composed of the kanji (read ki) meaning "wake up, rouse", (read shi) meaning "death", (read kai) meaning "return", and (read sei) meaning "life". The phrase 起死回生 then literally means "Wake from death, return to life" and is used in the sense of a miraculous comeback - like a game winning home run - or any desparate situation where all hope seems lost but one still manages a miraculous success.

Verify: 起死回生 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

This beautiful art makes an excellent gift as a reminder of a great comeback victory or to remind one that where there is a will there is still a way.

Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Block Vertical VB4C
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Cursive Vertical VC4B
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Design Vertical VD4B
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Block Horizontal HB4A
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Cursive Horizontal HC3A
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Design Horizontal HD4A
Miraculous Comeback (起死回生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Miraculous Comeback 起死回生 kishikaisei Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS4A

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