Shadow of Death in Japanese Calligraphy

Shadow of Death

死相 (shisou)

The Japanese word 死相 also means "look of death" is composed of the kanji 死 (read shi) meaning "death" and 相 (read sou) 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 shisou Block Vertical VB1C

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

Shadow of Death 死相 shisou Cursive Vertical VC3B

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

Shadow of Death 死相 shisou Design Vertical VD3B

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

Shadow of Death 死相 shisou Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Shadow of Death 死相 shisou Block Horizontal HB3A

Shadow of Death 死相 shisou Cursive Horizontal HC1A

Shadow of Death 死相 shisou 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.