Block · kaisho 楷書 · VB4C
Block or kaisho (楷書) styles are the most common and recognizable styles. Block styles are easily read and are noted for their angular form and their vertical and horizontal lines.
子供の為に
kodomo no tame ni
For the Sake of the Children
For the sake of the children.
Master Takase creates this beautiful scroll when your order is placed, personally preparing the ink and brushing your art, which proudly bears her signature and seal. This is an original work of art.
Description
子供の為に (kodomo no tame ni): for the sake of the children.
子供の為に is a purpose with the verb left off, as in the English. 子供 kodomo is a child or the children, one or many. の為に no tame ni is for the sake of, with the older sense of benefit behind it. What one does for them is left to the reader. Japanese drops the possessor, so the line holds my children and our children at once.
The phrase has no author; in the medieval war tales it is a mother's reason with her sons' lives at stake, said by the Soga brothers' mother in the Soga monogatari (in print by 1627) and given to her again by Chikamatsu in 1718, and in English it is the title of Dennis Ogawa's 1978 history of the Japanese in Hawaii.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 子供の為に.
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.
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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
