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

Live the Moment (ima wo ikiru)

今を生きる (ima wo ikiru): live the moment, carpe diem. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$220

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今を生きる (ima wo ikiru): live the moment, live the now. 今 ima is now; を marks it as the object; 生きる ikiru is to live: to live the now, with the present as the thing lived rather than the time one lives in. Behind the English is Horace's carpe diem, in the ode that tells Leuconoe to strain the wine and cut long hope short, since even as we speak envious time has fled: pluck the day. The 1989 film Dead Poets Society built a story on it, and its Japanese title is いまを生きる, this phrase in kana. The four characters were Japanese before the film and from another direction: a 1936 religious writer used them for the Buddhist now, the now that is already past even as one says it. Horace and the sutras arrive at the same four characters.
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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