Jiun · 自運 · VD5B
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.
猿も木から落ちる
saru mo ki kara ochiru
Even Monkeys Fall Out Of Trees
Even monkeys fall out of trees.
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
Even Monkeys Fall Out Of Trees in Japanese is 猿も木から落ちる which is read saru mo ki kara ochiru
猿も木から落ちる (saru mo ki kara ochiru): even monkeys fall out of trees.
猿も木から落ちる is a whole scene: a monkey, a tree, and a fall. も means even: the fall can happen to the best of them. In the Japanese dictionaries its sense is narrower than nobody is perfect: the skilled person slips at the very thing they are best at. In use it goes two ways: a warning not to relax where you are good, and an excuse for a slip, whether the expert's own or that of anyone less skilled.
The proverb's oldest known witness is a haikai verse in 鷹筑波集, an anthology prefaced in 1638 and printed in 1642, which makes the autumn leaves fall with it and calls it a たとへ, a saying; a book of sayings set it down in 1656.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 猿も木から落ちる.
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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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
