Jiun · 自運 · VD6B
Jiun (自運) is the calligrapher's word for writing from one's own invention. As a Shihan, Master Takase has a hand of her own, and these designs are that hand: she draws freely on the classic scripts to create exactly the look she wants.
精力善用
seiryoku zen'yō
Maximum Efficiency Minimum Effort
The best use of energy.
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
Maximum Efficiency Minimum Effort in Japanese is 精力善用 which is read seiryoku zen'yō
精力善用 (seiryoku zen'yō): the best use of energy.
精力善用 is a rule for how you spend yourself, on the mat and off it. The rule is about energy, not effort: whatever you do, use your energy in the best way. The Kodokan's own definition says that, applied to the body, it makes the strongest body; to the mind, the best person; to business, its results. Whether you hang it for the dojo or for the rest of the day is yours.
seiryoku zen'yō is composed of the words 精力 (read seiryoku) meaning "energy" and 善用 (read zen'yō) meaning "good use".
Kanō Jigorō made the best use of energy, 精力の最善活用, the first principle of judo in 1922, when he founded the Kodokan Cultural Society, whose creed leads from it to the common prosperity of mankind; the four-character 精力善用 is in the society's magazine by that November, and in a lecture of 1925 Kanō says his principles can be summed up in the eight characters 精力善用自他共栄; the four characters had been ordinary Japanese since at least 1904.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 精力善用.
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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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 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
