Jiun · 自運 · VD3B
Jiun (自運) is the calligrapher's word for writing from one's own invention. As a Shihan, Master Takase has a hand of her own, and these designs are that hand: she draws freely on the classic scripts to create exactly the look she wants.
心機一転
shinkiitten
Complete Change of Mind
A fresh start, with a complete change of heart.
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
Complete Change of Mind in Japanese is 心機一転 which is read shinkiitten
心機一転 (shinki itten): a fresh start, with a complete change of heart.
心機 is the working of the mind, its spring, and 一転 is one turn, a complete change; the dictionaries keep two things, an occasion and a whole change of feeling. The word is a Meiji compound, found in print by 1888. Kōda Rohan used it in a novel of the early 1890s for the instant a father who has leapt from a rock into a whirlpool to die, his small son in his arms, is thrown up alive by the water and his heart turns from death to life. Between 1911 and 1918, two English-Japanese dictionaries offered it for to get religion and to be born again.
By 1910 the word was everyone's, and today 心機一転 is a fresh start, which Japanese-English dictionaries give as turning over a new leaf.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 心機一転.
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 layered Japanese paper, designed to last generations. 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
