Shadow of Leaves in Japanese Calligraphy

葉隠 (hagakure)

葉隠 is the name of a book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo an 18th century retainer on his views of the warrior code and the role of the samurai and bushido in a time of relative peace. 葉隠 is composed of the kanji 葉 (read ha) meaning "leaves" and 隠 (read gakure) meaning "to hide; to conceal".

Verify: 葉隠 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Shadow of Leaves (葉隠) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Block Vertical VB2C

Shadow of Leaves (葉隠) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Cursive Vertical VC2B

Shadow of Leaves (葉隠) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Design Vertical VD3B

Shadow of Leaves (葉隠) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Block Horizontal HB2A

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Shadow of Leaves 葉隠 hagakure 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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