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善かれ悪しかれ
yokare ashikare
For Better Or For Worse
Be it good or bad, either way.
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
善かれ悪しかれ (yokare ashikare): be it good or bad, either way.
善かれ悪しかれ says whichever way it falls, for good or for ill, whatever the outcome. As the Daijisen's example has it, good or bad, all one can do is wait for the result. The English for better or worse means the same; in the wedding vow of the Book of Common Prayer, for better for worse sits inside a promise, and the promise is in the verbs around it. Said of a husband and wife, it stands beside the vow and is not the vow itself.
The phrase joins two old imperatives, よかれ and あしかれ, let it be good, let it be bad, and is known first from a letter of Hōnen (1133–1212), in the collection of his words that Shinran wrote out in 1256, where it tells a follower to leave the good and bad of other people alone.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 善かれ悪しかれ.
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.
Sending it as a gift? Add your message at checkout and we will include it.
Shipping is calculated at checkout from your address; within the United States it is $13 to $23. We ship worldwide, and any import charges for your country are shown at checkout before you pay.
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 Japanese paper that are layered so the scroll hangs straight and will not warp over time. 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
