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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.
千里の道も一歩より
senri no michi mo ippo yori
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step
Even a road of a thousand ri begins from one step.
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
千里の道も一歩より (senri no michi mo ippo yori): even a road of a thousand ri begins from one step.
千里の道も一歩より is a proverb about small beginnings. 千里 is a thousand ri, an old measure of distance, and 道 is the road. 一歩 is one step. より, from, is the proverb's older particle, where today's speakers say から. However long the road, it begins with one step you can take today. Whether you hang it at the start of something long or give it to someone taking a first step is yours.
The proverb is Japanese-made from the Laozi's line 千里之行始於足下, which reached Japanese prose through a motto of Bai Juyi and the preface of the Kokinshū; its own wording is in the Zen monk Takuan's prose before 1646 and in print in Kaibara Ekiken's 大和俗訓 of 1708.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 千里の道も一歩より.
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
