Eri Takase was born and raised in Osaka, Japan and has trained in traditional Japanese calligraphy since the age of six - devoting her life to the art. In 1989, she was awarded the rank of Shihan (or Master) by two of Japan's most prestigious calligraphic societies. And Master Takase is among the few to have won several best of category awards in national competitions in Japan with her work having been displayed in the Osaka Museum of Arts. To view Master Takase's award winning art, please visit Traditional Japanese Calligraphy.
Since 1995, Master Takase has been living and working in the United States. Her art has sold all over the world as custom art, on commercial products, in books, magazines, and in film. Her style of Japanese calligraphy has been described as refined and cultured. And after a lifetime of studying traditional calligraphy, Master Takase has devoted herself to adapting the art of Japanese Calligraphy to new mediums and methods and the results are simply breathtaking.