Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Japanese Scroll of Good Wife Wise Mother (ryousaikenbo) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

Good Wife Wise Mother (ryousaikenbo)

良妻賢母 (ryōsaikenbo): good wife, wise mother. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$220

Block or kaisho (楷書) Fonts are the most common and recognizable fonts. Block fonts are easily read and are noted for their angular form and their vertical and horizontal lines.

Description

The four-character idiom 良妻賢母 meaning "Good Wife Wise Mother" is composed of the words 良妻 (read ryousai) meaning "good wife" and 賢母 (read kenbo) meaning "wise mother".