Yu Yu Japanese Calligraphy School

Wa kei sei jyaku (和敬清寂). Tea Ceremony spirit. (Peaceful, respect, clean and simple.) By Akiko Crowther 135mm x 505mm. | Japanese Sumi ink on Wood Board $198

Ichi go Ichi e (一期一會). A once in-a-life time. By Akiko Crowther 92mm x 452mm. | Japanese Sumi ink on Wood Board $158

Wa kei sei jyaku (和敬清寂). Tea Ceremony spirit. (Peaceful, respect, clean and simple.) By Akiko Crowther 92mm x 452mm. | Japanese Sumi ink on Wood Board $198

Shiki soku ze ku (色即是空). All are vanity (The words from Hannya sutra) By Akiko Crowther 92mm x 450mm. | Japanese Sumi ink on Wood Board $158

Kai cho fu getsu (花鳥風月). Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon. By Akiko Crowther 92mm x 452mm. | Japanese Sumi ink on Wood Board $158

Sora (空). The sky, the air By Tim 253mm x 253mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $380

Ugoku (動). Move By Tim 305mm x 305mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $680

Shin (信). Believe By Tim 305mm x 305mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $580

Ai (愛). Love By Tim 710mm x 560 mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,680

Ai (愛). Love By Tim 455mm x 455 mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,380

Shin nen (信念). Belief By Tim 455mm x 610mm | Acrylic paint and Sumi ink on canvas $1,580

Enso (円相). Spiritually spirit of Buddhism By Akiko Crowther 725mm x 740mm | Japanese Sumi ink on Japanese Hand made paper $1,380

Ko un, Ryu sui (行雲流水). The clouds move, the water flow By Tim 602mm x 802mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,680

Akira meruna (諦めるな). Never give up By Tim 355mm x 458mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,280

Hei jyo shin (平常心). Presence of mind By Tim 405mm x 408mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $980

Hitsu zen (必然). Inevitable By Tim 253mm x 253mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $380

Kyo ryoku (強力). Strong By Akiko Crowther 230mm x 280mm | Sumi ink on Japanese paper with wood frame $98

Shiawase na jinsei ga maru goto aru wake denaku, yoi ichi nichi no tumi kasane ga yoi jinsei o tsukuru (幸せな人生が丸ごとあるわけでなく、良い一日の積み重ねが良い人生を作る). A happy lifetime does not come all at once, one wonderful day makes the happy life. By Tim 760 mm x 760mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,980

Yorokobi (喜). Pleasure By Tim 255mm x 760mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,590

Shikari (然). Yes, Exactly By Tim 622mm x 622mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas with frame $1,580

Raku are ba ku ari, ku are ba raku ari (楽あれば苦あり、苦あれば楽あり). No pain, no gain By Tim 552mm x 729mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,680

Ichi gyo zann mai (一行三昧). Doing in one thing By Tim Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas with frame $1,780

Kai ko (邂逅). Coincidence By Tim 395mm x 915mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,780

Shizuka (静). Stillness By Tim 255mm x 760mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,280

Ji to myo (自燈明). Light by my self By Tim 640mm x 640mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,580

Kyu chi no kage ni, ko ki ari (窮地の影に好機あり). There is a chance behind the pinch By Tim 750mm x 255mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,380

Yo ake (夜明け). Down, New beginning By Tim 256mm x 760mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,280

Hana saku (花咲). Flower bloom By Tim 253mm x 253mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $430

Hei wa (平和). Peace By Tim Diameter 380mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $580

Kizuna (きずな). A bond By Tim Diameter 380mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $580

Jyun (純). Pure By Tim Diameter 380mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $580

Yu yake ko yake (ゆうやけこやけ). Sunset By Tim 260mm x 510mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $980

Odoru (躍). Spring By Akiko Crowther 325 mm x 375 mm | Sumi ink on Japanese paper with frame $310

Usagi oishi kano yama, kobuna tsurishi kano kawa (うさぎ追いしかの山、小ぶなつりしかの川。). Japanese old song “Furusato(My hometown) By Tim 355mmx 1670mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,980

Miyabi (雅). Elegance By Tim 355mm x 1670mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,980

Kokoro (心). Heart, Mind By Tim 355mm x 1679mm | Acrylic paint and Japanese Sumi ink on canvas $1,980

Moya no naka , mizuoto Ai ni yuku nari (もやの中、水音逢いに行くなり。). Haiku poem by Mr. Hosai Ozaki. The meaning is “I am going to meet fall’s sound in a haze By Akiko Crowther 475mm x 1140mm | Japanese fabric hanging scroll with wood case) $2,150

Zen Cobble Stones 50mm x 45mm x 60mm high We were first inspired to make these by the old marble cobblestones of the streets of Mala Strana in Prague, where we had our first YuYu Japanese Calligraphy School. We loved the thought that even Mozart and Kafka, Dvorak and Beethoven walked on them too! Then when we moved to Nelson, we discovered Takaka Marble, and found some pieces left over from the batch quarried to build Parliament House in Wellington from 1914-1922. So we started making a New Zealand version of our Prague cobblestones. This marble dates from the Paleozoic Age, and amazingly, is between 251 and 542 million years old. So any time you are feeling your age, just stare at one of these, and see what happens!

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