A Master of His Own: The Calligraphy of the Chan Abbot Zhongfeng Mingben (1262-1323)The Chinese Chan (jap. Zen) abbot Zhongfeng Mingben of the Yuan Dynasty forged a synthesis of buddhist sutra writing and draft-cursive (zhang cao) script in his calligraphy. This highly idiosyncratic, new style of calligraphy prompted innovative trends in Ming Dynasty China and transmitted current Chinese artistic developments to Japan where it had a major impact on Zen- and tea circles. |
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abbot Beijing Bodhidharma bokuseki Brinker brush Buddha Buddhist caoshu Chan master Chan monks China Chinese colophon color on silk Confucian copy Daitokuji dated Deng Wenyuan Detail Diamond Sutra disciple Dong Qichang dynasty Enkei Fanqi Feng Zizhen Fujita Bijutsukan Osaka Gaofeng Guanyin Gugong hanging scroll Hangzhou Hôunji Huanzhu individual characters ink and color ink on paper inscription Japan Japanese monk jincao Jing juan Jueji kaishu Kangli Kôgenji Temple Ledderose letter ligraphy lishu literati Marui Masaki Ming Mount Tianmu Muin Genkai National Palace Museum Ôtomo Ouyang painting Palace Museum Taipei poem Portrait of Zhongfeng radical scholar scholar-officials Seikadô Foundation Senbutsuji Shen Shodô Song stele stylistic Tang Tayama Tokyo National Museum type of script Wang Xizhi Weizhen willow-leaf written wrote Wumen xingshu Yabumoto Collection Yi'an Yuanmiao Zhang Yu zhangcao Zhao Mengfu Zhongfeng Mingben Zizhen