Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Japanese Scroll of What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger (watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru) — Calligraphy by Eri Takase

What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger (watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru)

私を殺さないものは私を強くする (watashi wo korosanai mono wa watashi wo tsuyoku suru): what does not kill me makes me stronger. A hand-brushed hanging scroll by Master Eri Takase.

$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 私を殺さないものは私を強くする means What Does Not Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger and is composed of the words (read watashi) meaning "I; Me", 殺す (read korosu) meaning "to kill" (which is conjugated to korosanai meaning "to not kill") and 強い (read tsuyoi) meaning "strong" (which is conjugated to tsuyoku suru meaning "to make strong").