Block · kaisho 楷書 · VB5C
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.
私を殺さないものは私を強くする
watashi o korosanai mono wa watashi o tsuyoku suru
What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger
What does not kill me makes me stronger.
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
私を殺さないものは私を強くする (watashi o korosanai mono wa watashi o tsuyoku suru): what does not kill me makes me stronger.
私 watashi is I, me; 殺さない korosanai is the negative of 殺す korosu, to kill; もの mono is the thing, so 私を殺さないもの is the thing that does not kill me; は marks it as the topic; 強くする tsuyoku suru is to make strong. The sentence is Nietzsche's, the eighth of the Maxims and Arrows that open Twilight of the Idols (1889): Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker, under a heading the popular English drops, as the design does, from the war-school of life.
The Japanese keeps the relative clause the sentence turns on whole.
The sentence is Nietzsche's, the eighth of the maxims that open Götzen-Dämmerung (1889), Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker; this short Japanese form of it is in print by 1967, where the Japanese translations of the book, from 1926 on, all say stronger.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 私を殺さないものは私を強くする.
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.
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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
