Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jasper in Japanese

ジェスパー

Jasper, when pronounced "je-spur", is ジェスパー (jesupā) in katakana.

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Shared by Jasper Nicolls and others

This spelling is shared by British general Jasper Nicolls (ジェスパー・ニコラス) and English lawyer, judge and politician Charles Jasper Selwyn (チャールズ・ジェスパー・セルウィン).

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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 je-spur ジェスパー Jasper in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jasper Family Is My Life
Jasper Family Is My Life je-spur じぇすぱあ Jasper in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever je-spur ジェスパー Jasper in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever
Jasper Family Bonds Are Forever je-spur じぇすぱあ 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 je-spur, is ジェスパー (jesupā) in katakana and じぇすぱあ (jesupaa) 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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