Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Japanese Scroll of Live the Moment (ima wo ikiru) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

Live the Moment (ima wo ikiru)

$220

Block or kaisho (楷書) Fonts are the most common and recognizable fonts. Block fonts are easily read and are noted for their angular form and their vertical and horizontal lines.

Description

The Japanese phrase 今を生きる meaning "Live the Moment; Carpe Diem" is composed of the words (read ima) meaning "now; the present; just now", the grammatical element (read wo) which indicates the object of the verb, and the verb 生きる (read ikiru) meaning "to live; to exist".