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長寿と繁栄を
chōju to han'ei o
Live Long And Prosper
Live long and prosper: the Vulcan blessing, in a Japanese that was a Japanese wish first.
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
長寿と繁栄を (chōju to han'ei o): live long and prosper.
A wish, in the form Japanese gives a wish: long life and prosperity, with the verb of wishing left unsaid. That is how Japanese blesses, and it is why the phrase ends on を. It is the standard Japanese for the Vulcan blessing. The wish was Japanese before it was Vulcan. So a person who chooses it for the salute, or for the plain wish under it, gets a real blessing either way. Which they mean is theirs.
長寿と繁栄を is the wish for a birthday or a new venture, and for the friend who knows the salute.
The English is the Vulcan blessing, first spoken in the Star Trek episode Amok Time in 1967; the two Japanese nouns had stood together as one wish since at least 1746, a Meiji book of English idioms used them in 1898 for the same English words in a stage toast, and who first gave them to a Vulcan in Japanese is not settled.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 長寿と繁栄を.
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? Add your message at checkout and we will include it.
Shipping is calculated at checkout from your address; within the United States it is $13 to $23. 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 woven damask borders and Japanese paper that are layered so the scroll hangs straight and will not warp over time. The scrolls themselves are made by a scroll maker in Gifu, Japan, and we have worked with them 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
