Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jasper in Japanese

ジャスパー

Jasper, when pronounced "ja-spur", is ジャスパー (jasupā) in katakana.

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Shared by Jasper Johns and others

Well-known people with this spelling include painter and sculptor (1930) Jasper Johns (ジャスパー・ジョーンズ), English novelist Jasper Fforde (ジャスパー・フォード), and Television producer, director and screenwriter Jasper James (ジャスパー・ジェームズ). It's also the katakana spelling for comedian Jasper Redd (ジャスパー・レッド).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Jasper Family is My Life," "Jasper Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Jasper Family Is My Life
Jasper Family Is My Life ja-spur ジャスパー Jasper in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jasper Family Is My Life
Jasper Family Is My Life ja-spur じゃすぱあ Jasper in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever ja-spur ジャスパー Jasper in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever ja-spur じゃすぱあ Jasper in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jasper Japanese Tattoo Designs

Jasper in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Jasper in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jasper in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jasper, when pronounced ja-spur, is ジャスパー (jasupā) in katakana and じゃすぱあ (jasupaa) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Jasper in Katakana (Vertical)
Jasper katakana, vertical
Jasper in Katakana (Horizontal)
Jasper katakana, horizontal
Jasper in Hiragana (Vertical)
Jasper hiragana, vertical
Jasper in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Jasper hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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