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.
多芸は無芸
tagei wa mugei
Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments
Many accomplishments are no accomplishment.
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
Too Many Accomplishments Make No Accomplishments in Japanese is 多芸は無芸 which is read tagei wa mugei
多芸は無芸 (tagei wa mugei): many accomplishments are no accomplishment.
A warning to the versatile: the person with a hand in many arts masters none of them, and the proverb says it as a contradiction, many are none, which is the point. Jack of all trades and master of none is the English the dictionaries set beside it, and it explains the paradox away; the title on this page keeps it. It is a modern proverb, the Japanese counterpart of the English one, with older Japanese sayings of the same thought behind it, eight crafts, seven poverties; and Japanese holds the other side too, that an accomplishment saves you, so the reminder to stay with one art is for the person with more than one worth keeping, and which one is yours.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 多芸は無芸.
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
