Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Japanese Scroll of Like Father, Like Daughter (kono chichi ni shite kono musume ari) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

Like Father, Like Daughter (kono chichi ni shite kono musume ari)

此の父にして此の娘にあり (kono chichi ni shite kono musume ari): like father, like daughter. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$220

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Description

此の父にして此の娘にあり (kono chichi ni shite kono musume ari) means "Like father, like daughter", the resemblance of a daughter to her father in character and bearing. It turns on 父 (chichi) "father" and 娘 (musume) "daughter".