Block · kaisho 楷書 · VB2C
Block or kaisho (楷書) styles are the most common and recognizable styles. Block styles are easily read and are noted for their angular form and their vertical and horizontal lines.
一心同体
isshin dōtai
One in Mind and Body
One heart, one body; two people acting as one.
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
一心同体 (isshin dōtai): one heart, one body; two people acting as one.
大辞泉, the standard dictionary, gives one sentence for it, husband and wife are one heart and one body, so a couple who choose it choose the word Japanese uses for them; One in Mind and Body says the two halves, and of one flesh is what a Japanese reader hears. The word has only ever meant many acting as one, and the couple is its newest subject, not its only one: two friends, two partners or a team who want the word for acting as one person have it just as exactly. Which two is yours.
一心同体 is composed of the words 一心 (read isshin) meaning "one heart, one mind" and 同体 (read dōtai) meaning "one body".
A Chinese phrase for a minister and his king, a master and his disciples and sworn brothers, it entered Japanese in a Tokyo police regulation of 1874 and was first said of a married couple in 1876, in a translation of an American book on the household.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 一心同体.
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
