Font Design · VD5B
Font Designs are Master Takase's unique designs. Often she will use her own style or a combination of fonts and, without a classification limit, 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 that 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, so the monkey is the one who should never fall. The saying is narrower than nobody is perfect. The skilled person slips at the very thing they are best at. It has two uses, and both are old: a warning not to relax where you are good, and a kind word for an expert's slip.
The proverb is native Japanese and was already a saying when a haikai verse of 1638 made the autumn leaves fall with it, calling it a たとへ; 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.
Sending it as a gift? Tell us when you order and we will include your message.
Shipping is calculated at checkout from your address; within the United States it is $13 to $22. 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 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.
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
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