Eri's Choice · VD5B
Eri's Choice is a design that does not keep strictly to one style; it is Master Takase's own artistic choice.
来た見た勝った
kita, mita, katta
I came, I saw, I conquered
I came, I saw, I conquered.
by Master Eri Takase
Born and raised in Osaka, Japan, Eri Takase received the rank of Shihan, master, from two calligraphy societies, the Bokuteki-kai and Bunka-shodō, and won best-of-category awards in all-Japan national competitions. She has created calligraphy for people around the world for more than thirty years, and with your order she will be creating calligraphy for you.
In a ritual as old as calligraphy itself, Master Takase prepares the ink, meditatively rubbing the ink stick against the stone until it reaches the perfect consistency for the paper. Then, properly loading the brush with ink, she brushes your scroll. And only when the scroll is just right and meets her approval, she signs it and affixes her seal, completing your original scroll.
12 1/4" × 43" (31 × 109 cm) Japanese Scrolls
The scrolls have woven damask borders and special layered Japanese paper (washi), designed to last generations by a scroll maker in Gifu, Japan, with whom we have worked for over two decades.
Gift-Ready
Your scroll arrives boxed, with a printed insert describing the words in detail.
Sending it as a gift? Add your message at checkout and we will include it with the insert.
Ships in 1-3 days from Washington State
Your scroll is brushed when you order it and completed within 1 to 3 business days.
Your scroll ships from Master Takase's studio in Washington State. Shipping is calculated at checkout. We ship worldwide.
30-day money-back guarantee
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.
Explanation
来た見た勝った is three verbs in the plain past with nothing between them: 来た kita, came; 見た mita, saw; 勝った katta, won. Japanese leaves the I to the speaker, so three words carry the whole sentence. The Japanese dictionaries give this same line.
The line renders veni, vidi, vici, the three words in which Julius Caesar reported his victory over Pharnaces of Pontus at Zela in 47 BC: Plutarch has him write them to a friend at Rome or to his friends, Appian to Rome, and Suetonius has them carried on a placard in his triumph.
Learn More About These Words
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 来た見た勝った.
