Carelessness is one's greatest enemy (yudantaiteki)
油断大敵
yudantaiteki
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
Carelessness is one's greatest enemy in Japanese is 油断大敵 which is read yudantaiteki
油断大敵 (yudan taiteki): carelessness is a great enemy. 油断 is the moment of a dropped guard, letting the mind relax and underrating what is in front of you; 大敵 is a formidable foe. The proverb treats an inward lapse as an outward enemy. The thought is in the first Japanese proverb collection of 1638, and the four characters are in a puppet play of 1668. In 1732 the Confucian scholar Muro Kyūsō built a chapter on it: asked by a rising young official for one thing to keep, the elder statesman Ii Naotaka answered with this phrase alone and told him never to forget it. It is the martial maxim of the family, and a fitting gift for a dojo.
About Our Scrolls
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
Master Takase personally brushes your Japanese scroll when you order. Each scroll proudly bears her red seal, 英利, and her signature.
The scrolls are 12 1/4" W × 43" H (31 × 109 cm) with real silk borders and Japanese paper that are layered so the scroll hangs straight and will not warp over time. The scrolls themselves are made by Sankō (株式会社三幸) in Gifu prefecture, which has been making high quality scrolls since 1947, and we have worked with Sankō for over two decades.
Delivery
The scroll is completed within 1–3 business days and is shipped from Master Takase's studio in Washington State by USPS Priority Mail. It arrives ready to display.
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