Font Design · VD5B
Font Designs are Master Takase's unique designs. Often she will use her own style or a combination of fonts and, without a classification limit, create exactly the look she wants.
悪戦苦闘
akusen kutō
Desperate Fight
A desperate fight, a hard struggle against heavy odds, the word for someone in the thick of it.
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.
Description
Desperate Fight in Japanese is 悪戦苦闘 which is read akusen kutō
悪戦苦闘 (akusen kutō): a desperate fight, a hard struggle against heavy odds, the word for someone in the thick of it.
The word for a fight that is being fought, not lost. It is a hard fight against a strong enemy. In the same breath it is the struggle of anyone up against something bigger than they are. That might be a sickbed, a business, a campaign, a hard year. Japanese has used it both ways from its first years in print. So it fits the fighter and the person simply getting through. Which of the two you hang it for is yours. Fighting against heavy odds is the English the dictionaries gave it. It keeps the sense right: the odds are heavy and the fight is on.
akusen kutō is composed of the words 悪戦 (read akusen) meaning "hard fight; close contest" and 苦闘 (read kutō) meaning "bitter struggle".
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 悪戦苦闘.
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.
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
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