Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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自分を信じる jibun wo shinjiru Believe in Oneself

Believe in yourself.

Master Takase creates this beautiful scroll when your order is placed. Personally preparing the ink and brushing your art that proudly bears her signature and seal. This is an original work of art.

$220 + shipping
Description

Believe in Oneself in Japanese is 自分を信じる which is read jibun wo shinjiru

自分を信じる (jibun wo shinjiru): believe in yourself.

自分 jibun is the reflexive, oneself, so the sentence is true for whoever reads it; を marks it as the object; 信じる shinjiru is to believe, in the one-step form the dictionary first cites from 1902. In the 1898 edition of Ozaki Kōyō's 金色夜叉, a jilted man tells Miya at Atami he had believed in her as much as in himself.

English and Japanese share the verb and the object here; the line adds nothing and loses nothing in either direction.

This beautiful art is a gentle reminder to believe, to trust in oneself. This is a perfect gift for someone in your life about to take on a new challenge.

We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 自分を信じる.

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? Tell us when you order and we will include your message.

Shipping is calculated at checkout from your address; within the United States it is $13 to $22. 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.

Master Takase's signature and red seal beside the brocade border The roller at the foot of a hanging scroll The corner where the paper, the gold band and the brocade border meet

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.

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