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Japanese Scroll of Laugh Now, Cry Later (ima warai ato de naku) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

Laugh Now, Cry Later (ima warai ato de naku)

今笑い後で泣く (ima warai ato de naku): laugh now, cry later. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$220

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今笑い後で泣く (ima warai ato de naku): laugh now, cry later. 今 ima is now; 笑い warai is the verb to laugh in the form that links to what follows; 後で ato de is afterward; 泣く naku is to cry, and it comes last because Japanese puts its verbs at the end, which for this motto is the right place for the crying. The English circulates with the paired masks of comedy and tragedy, a tattoo tradition with no author and no date that anyone has fixed. Japanese has a saying about laughing and crying, 今泣いた烏がもう笑う, the crow that was crying a moment ago is already laughing, but it means a child's quick change of mood and runs the other way; this design's sentence is the house's plain Japanese for the English motto, and it says exactly what the English says.
About Our Scrolls

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

Master Takase personally brushes your Japanese scroll when you order. Each scroll proudly 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.

Delivery

The scroll is completed within 1–3 business days and is shipped from Master Takase's studio in Washington State by USPS Priority Mail. It arrives ready to display.

Every order is covered by our 100% money-back guarantee for 30 days. Contact us first and we will confirm the return details. If your item arrives damaged, or we made an error, we replace it or refund you in full, including shipping. Refund policy

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