The history of calligraphy 201210912 shungo sato

The history of calligraphy 201210912 shungo sato

Calligraphy is developed in various regions. It seems to have developed not only in China but also in Europe. But, development in China was very active. I would like to introduce about the history of this time in China, how did the development.

Kokotsumoji was a letter that could be the first. This is what is made to resemble the appearance of such animals. This typeface that written “kokotsumoji” is called “tenshotai”. Age advances, typeface began to change. I will give the details later. The number of letters changed significantly. The early days was about 3000 letters, but eventually increasing to 50,000 letters.

A time that calligraphy was most prevalent in China is “Tang”. Emperor taizong of tang is one of the emperors that most known people in Chinese history. During his reign, national power became active and people became rich. He has not been well-known to the people, he loved art. He is familiar with calligraphy, and a calligrapher with considerable attainments. Taizong of Tang learned calligraphy and widely collected works of master calligrapher, during its reign. He had to watch them relaxation of state affair. The works of calligraphy prominent transmitted to posterity, there is a “hot spring inscription” and “Ming Jin Shrine”. Spacious and gallantly, Hisuryoku of the former and the latter is a strong flowing. With excellent refinement of the Emperor from the spacing of the characters will diverge, it is not comparable at all even in the midst of the landlord of it calligraphy.

Effects Tang Taizong gave the history Chinese calligraphy is not only that created a work that he did outstanding calligraphy. His greatest achievement is that spread and encouraged calligraphy. He realized it by using the identity of the emperor. For example, he established the educational institutions of calligraphy called “shogaku”. In addition, he was one of the criteria for selection of calligraphy in the imperial examination is a test for selecting the bureaucracy. Institutionalized as request for the selection of public officials calligraphy art, this was the strongest driving force of prosperity of the arts.

　

By Taizong of Tang was proposed, it is a kind of trendy to learn calligraphy. Many writers became to the study of calligraphy. As a result, the expert was produced at this time, the Tang Dynasty was the climax of calligraphy art. If it had not been proposed Taizong of the Dynasty and spread, then a lot of expert is not produced, would not also bear his name in history. In this way, Tang Dynasty was the most brilliant one page in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Next, I would like to introduce how the calligraphy was introduced to Japan.