Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

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

Like Father, Like Son (kono chichi ni shite kono musuko ari)

此の父にして此の息子にあり (kono chichi ni shite kono musuko ari): like father, like son. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$220

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Description

此の父にして此の息子にあり (kono chichi ni shite kono musuko ari) means "Like father, like son", the resemblance of a son to his father in character and bearing. It turns on 父 (chichi) "father" and 息子 (musuko) "son".