Semi-Cursive · gyōsho 行書 · VS4C
Semi-Cursive or gyōsho (行書) styles are a simplified and softer form of the kaisho styles. Gyōsho styles can be read by most Japanese.
居合道
iaidō
Iaido
The way of drawing the sword and cutting in one motion.
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
Iaido in Japanese is 居合道 which is read iaidō
居合道 (iaidō): the way of drawing the sword.
居合道 is the sword art in which the cut comes in the same act as the draw. Its principle, in the words of a Japanese encyclopedia, is that victory is decided at the moment the point leaves the scabbard. As practiced now, it is forms performed alone, within a time limit, judged by referees. The dictionaries read the first character two ways, as sitting or as being there when the enemy is. A manual of 1938 chose 居合道 over 居合術 as the name for a cultivation of the spirit rather than a technique. Whether you hang it in a dojo or at home is yours.
The art of drawing the sword, 居合, is known from a sword master's license of 1579, where it is written 居相, and is said to go back to Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu of the same age; the name 居合道 is in print by 1933, was argued for in a manual of 1938, is in the Butokukai's titles by 1943, and became the art's general name after the national federation of 1954.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 居合道.
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
