Be Water My Friend (tomo yo mizu ni nare)
友よ水になれ
tomo yo mizu ni nare
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
Be Water My Friend in Japanese is 友よ水になれ which is read tomo yo mizu ni nare
友よ水になれ (tomo yo mizu ni nare): be water, my friend. 友よ tomo yo is the vocative, friend, put first where English puts my friend last; 水 mizu is water; になれ ni nare is the imperative of なる naru, become: become water. The line is Bruce Lee's own, written for his part in the television series Longstreet in 1971 and recited by him in the footage a 2000 documentary made famous, from empty your mind to be water, my friend. It has no Japanese rendering in print; this one is the house's, short and in the order Japanese likes, the person addressed first and the verb at the end.
Empty your mind.
Be formless, Shapeless, like water.
If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup.
You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle.
You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.
Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friendBruce Lee
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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