Font Design · VD6B
Font Designs are Master Takase's unique designs. Often she will use her own style or a combination of fonts and, without a classification limit, create exactly the look she wants.
始めに神は天と地を創造された
hajime ni kami wa ten to chi o sōzō sareta
In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth: the Bible's first verse, whole, in the words of the Japan Bible Society's colloquial Bible.
Master Takase creates this beautiful scroll when your order is placed. Personally preparing the ink and brushing your art that proudly bears her signature and seal. This is an original work of art.
Description
始めに神は天と地を創造された (hajime ni kami wa ten to chi o sōzō sareta): in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth: the Bible's first verse, whole, and a person who chooses them takes the opening of everything. The words are the Japan Bible Society's colloquial Bible's, with one word, 始めに, written in kanji where that Bible prints kana and one particle let go, so a reader who owns that Bible will find the same sentence there; された is the honorific passive by which that Bible says what God does. The older classical Bible opened with another sentence entirely, so this verse in the voice a Japanese Christian's grandparents heard is a different sentence. The English title is the New International Version's phrase for the verse. Whose beginning it marks is yours.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 始めに神は天と地を創造された.
Delivery
Your scroll is brushed when you order it and completed within 1 to 3 business days. It ships by USPS Priority Mail from Master Takase's studio in Washington State, boxed and ready to hang, with a printed page giving the art's English, romaji and Japanese.
Sending it as a gift? Add your message at checkout and we will include it.
Shipping is calculated at checkout from your address; within the United States it is $13 to $23. We ship worldwide, and any import charges for your country are shown at checkout before you pay.
Every order is covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. If your scroll arrives damaged, or we made an error, we replace it or refund you in full, including shipping. Refund policy
About Our Scrolls
Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase brushes your scroll by hand when you order it. Each scroll bears her red seal, 英利, and her signature.
The scrolls are 12 1/4" W × 43" H (31 × 109 cm) with woven damask borders and Japanese paper that are layered so the scroll hangs straight and will not warp over time. The scrolls themselves are made by a scroll maker in Gifu, Japan, and we have worked with them for over two decades.
Eri Takase was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, and holds the rank of Shihan, the highest rank in Japanese calligraphy, from the Bokuteki-kai and the Bunka-shodo. About Master Takase
