Jiun · 自運 · VD2B
Jiun (自運) is the calligrapher's word for writing from one's own invention. As a Shihan, Master Takase has a hand of her own, and these designs are that hand: she draws freely on the classic scripts to create exactly the look she wants.
水の心
mizu no kokoro
Heart Like Water
A heart like water: still, or flowing through every season, or held gently in cupped hands.
Master Takase creates this beautiful scroll when your order is placed, personally preparing the ink and brushing your art, which proudly bears her signature and seal. This is an original work of art.
Description
Heart Like Water in Japanese is 水の心 which is read mizu no kokoro
水の心 (mizu no kokoro): a heart like water.
水の心 joins 水, water, and 心, the heart, with の between them. The の keeps it clear of 水心, a swimmer's feel for the water. The phrase holds more than one water. In karate it is a still heart that mirrors whatever comes, the calm its teachers stress. In a judo textbook it is the heart of water that flows without stopping, through every season. In a poem set in Japanese school readers it is water that can only be held gently, in cupped hands, and so is a person's heart. Which water you see in it is yours.
The image is older than the phrase: a 万葉集 song likens a clear heart to cold water. The phrase itself is in a love poem of the 古今集 of 905 whose water's heart runs swift, and a Buddhist poem of 1320 lodges the moon in the muddy water's heart; one school of archers' manuscript, a judo textbook of 1920 and karate's English of 1960 use it of the mind in training, and 高田敏子's poem 水のこころ is in a Japanese fifth-grade reader. The reversed 心の水, the heart likened to water, is the headword in the two dictionaries read, from a poem of 1151.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 水の心.
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 layered Japanese paper, designed to last generations. 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
