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.
自他共栄
jita kyōei
Mutual Benefit
Self and others prospering together: the second of judo's two principles, what follows when energy is used well.
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
Mutual Benefit in Japanese is 自他共栄 which is read jita kyōei
自他共栄 (jita kyōei): self and others prospering together.
自他共栄 is you and others prospering together, which follows when people put their energy to its best use. Its long form is help one another, yield to one another, prosper together. In his essay on the mission of judo, Kanō turned it first on quarrels at home, between persons and between groups, and then on Japan's standing abroad. Whether you hang it for your training partners or for the wider world is yours.
The phrase is composed of the words 自他 (read jita) meaning "oneself and others" and 共栄 (read kyōei) meaning "mutual prosperity".
The Kodokan Cultural Society, which Kanō Jigorō founded in 1922, carried 自他共栄 in its print that year as the second of judo's two principles, and in a signed essay of 1925 Kanō set its long form, 相助・相譲・自他共栄, as the natural result of the first, 精力善用, the best use of energy; the four characters themselves are in print from 1906, before judo took them up.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 自他共栄.
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
