Not Knowing is Buddha (shiranu ga hotoke)
知らぬが仏
shiranu ga hotoke
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
Not Knowing is Buddha in Japanese is 知らぬが仏 which is read shiranu ga hotoke
知らぬが仏 (shiranu ga hotoke): not knowing is Buddha. The proverb has two senses and every dictionary carries both. The kind one is its face: to know is to suffer, and the one who does not know has a Buddha's calm, which is where the English ignorance is bliss comes in. The other is its use, said with a smile of the one person in the room who does not know, from the kabuki stage of 1864 to today. Old enough that a haikai poet punned on it in 1638, it has been the し card of the proverb karuta ever since, drawn as a stone Buddha with a dragonfly on its head.
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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