Kill two birds with one stone (issekinichō)
一石二鳥
issekinichō
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
Kill two birds with one stone in Japanese is 一石二鳥 which is read issekinichō
一石二鳥 (isseki nichō): one stone, two birds. The four characters are the English proverb kill two birds with one stone written in kanji. The English is older than it looks: a bishop used it against Thomas Hobbes in 1656. Japanese met it in the Meiji as a sentence, to throw one stone and fell two birds, in a book on Russia of 1895, while the dictionaries of the day rendered the idiom with the older Chinese word 一挙両得 (ikkyo ryōtoku), one move, two gains. The four-character word with its own reading is a Taishō coinage: a novelist called it a proverb in 1926, and by 1930 it was everyone's. The Japanese word carries none of the English reproach; it is a plain word for efficiency.
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.
Every order is covered by our 100% money-back guarantee for 30 days. Contact us first and we will confirm the return details. If your item arrives damaged, or we made an error, we replace it or refund you in full, including shipping. Refund policy
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