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Japanese Scroll of For Better Or For Worse (yokare ashikare) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

For Better Or For Worse (yokare ashikare)

善かれ悪しかれ (yokare ashikare): for better or for worse. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$220

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善かれ悪しかれ (yokare ashikare): be it good or bad, either way. Two old imperatives joined into one adverb: よかれ is let it be good, あしかれ is let it be bad, and together they say whichever way it falls. Every witness before 1900 writes the word in kana; the scroll writes it with 善 and 悪, and the standard-script designs brush 悪 in its old form 惡. The word is seven hundred years old and has not moved. Hōnen uses it in a letter to a warrior follower, telling him that good or bad, other people's conduct is best not taken to heart; a Muromachi tale uses it for the talk of the world, which speaks of a woman well or ill and so proves her alive; an 1852 novel has a speaker leave her fate to the Buddha, come what may. In English the adverb for better or worse says exactly what the Japanese says. The wedding vow's for better for worse is the same words in a different act, a promise to stay through both; the Japanese is the statement that the outcome is not the point, and come what may, I leave it to you is a fine thing to say of a marriage.
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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