Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

松濤館 shōtōkan Shotokan

The Japanese word 松濤館 meaning "Shotokan" is composed of the kanji 松 (read shō) meaning "pine tree", 濤 (read tō) meaning "waves; billows", and 館 (read kan) meaning "building; mansion; large building".
Shotokan (松濤館) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Shotokan 松濤館 shōtōkan Vertical Block VB3C
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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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