Shadow of Death in Japanese Calligraphy

死相 (shisō)

The Japanese word 死相 also means "look of death" is composed of the kanji 死 (read shi) meaning "death" and 相 (read sō) meaning "aspect; face (the human face)".

Verify: 死相 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Shadow of Death (死相) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō Block Vertical VB1C

Shadow of Death (死相) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō Cursive Vertical VC3B

Shadow of Death (死相) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō Design Vertical VD3B

Shadow of Death (死相) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō Block Horizontal HB3A

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō Cursive Horizontal HC1A

Shadow of Death 死相 shisō 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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