Fortune Comes To Those Who Smile (warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru)
笑う門には福来る
warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
Fortune Comes To Those Who Smile in Japanese is 笑う門には福来る which is read warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru
笑う門には福来る (warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru): fortune comes to the gate that laughs. The gate stands for the house and the family behind it, and fortune arrives as a visitor, the god of fortune at the door. The line was already a proverb in a kyōgen comedy of the early Edo period, where two farmers try to make a sour official laugh because fortune is promised to the gate that laughs. In 1829 the scholar Hirata Atsutane used it to explain the smiling okame mask hung in doorways, and the Kamigata iroha cards picture it with a grinning god of fortune. The laugh meant is the innocent kind, from the belly; 笑う is both laugh and smile, and the title chose smile.
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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