A Prayer for “Eternity” Imbued in the Brush ── The Beauty of Calligraphy That Transcends Time

In the silence filled with the fragrance of ink, there exists a work born with soul poured into each and every stroke.
The two characters of “eternity” created by calligrapher Shourin Iwasaki.
Their powerful brushstrokes seem to seal the very flow of time itself onto paper.

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What Is Eternity ── The Universal Truth Dwelling in Words

When you see the word “eternity,” what comes to mind?

The endlessly continuing flow of time, unchanging love, unfading memories.
These two characters condense humanity’s longing for immortality that has continued since ancient times.
Eternal immutability, everlasting infinity, unchanging through the ages ── all are words expressing the preciousness of things that remain constant across time.

In Buddhism, there is the term “eternal permanence,” teaching that truth never wavers no matter how times change.
In Chinese classics, there is also the expression “as long as heaven and earth,” meaning to continue as eternally as heaven and earth.

Yet our daily lives are filled with transient things.
The seasons cycle, people age, and all things with form will inevitably be lost someday.
Perhaps that is why people seek eternity.
We try to find the immutable within change, to discover infinite meaning within finite lives.

The Form of Time Drawn by the Brush

Shourin Iwasaki’s “eternity” is not merely a combination of characters.
From the first stroke to the final one, time is inscribed in the movement of the brush.
The moment the ink-laden brush touches paper, the lines that run powerfully across it, and the lingering resonance as the brush quietly lifts away.
All of this visualizes the concept of “eternity.”

The leisurely curves seen in the character “永” (ei) evoke the unbroken flow of time.
Meanwhile, the character “遠” (en) has vigor and tension, conveying a yearning for infinitely expanding space.
When the two characters combine, they express a longing for the boundless in both time and space.

In calligraphy, the speed and pressure of the brush, and the gradations of ink, are the breath of the writer itself.
From Shourin Iwasaki’s work emerges the momentary beauty born from quiet concentration, and the paradoxical temporality that it will remain as a work for eternity.

Eternity Dwelling in an Instant

Though it may seem contradictory, calligraphy may be both the most instantaneous and the most enduring of arts.

The few seconds, the few dozen seconds of running the brush.
The concentration, breath, and state of mind in that moment create a once-in-a-lifetime line that can never be reproduced the same way again.
There are no rewrites.
There is no eraser.
Just a continuous series of irreversible, irretrievable moments that shape the work.

Yet the lines born in that instant can remain for hundreds or thousands of years.
The brushwork of Wang Xizhi, an ancient Chinese calligrapher, still moves our hearts after more than a thousand years.
The instant becomes eternal ── that is the mystery of calligraphy.

The same magic dwells in Shourin Iwasaki’s work “eternity.”
The breathing of the moment it was created, the brush pressure, even the fragrance of the ink reach viewers across time.

Seeking the Character That Resonates with Your Heart

Day by day, Shourin Iwasaki entrusts various words to his brush and sends them into the world as works.
While there are grand themes like “eternity,” there are surely also works expressing small daily joys.

Calligraphy is a mirror that reflects the human heart itself, transcending characters as mere symbols.
Even the same characters of “eternity” will show completely different expressions when written by different people.
From Shourin Iwasaki’s brush, one can sense a unique world where strength backed by solid technique harmonizes with delicate sensibility.

If you are seeking something unchanging amidst the shifting days.
If you wish to feel the original power of words through visual means.
Please visit Shourin Iwasaki’s Instagram.

There, numerous words woven by the brush await you.
Surely you will encounter a character, a work that resonates with your heart.

Please witness with your own eyes the eternal beauty created by ink.

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Online Shop Now Open

Furthermore, we are pleased to announce the opening of an online shop on STORES where you can acquire Shourin Iwasaki’s calligraphy works.

We offer a variety of calligraphy works, from powerful pieces like “Recapture” to gentle words that nestle close to daily life.
Whether displayed in your home or given as a gift to someone special, these works will surely become memorable pieces.

Words have power.
And when those words are expressed through calligraphy, they transcend mere characters to become living energy.

Why not begin your journey to “recapture” what you’ve been losing, together with Shourin Iwasaki’s calligraphy works?

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