Wei Heng - Eiko

Japanese: 衛恒 - えいこう
Wei Heng - Eiko


[Mikuni to Nanbokucho period]
From the Three Kingdoms period to the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, that is, in the 3rd century, literature, calligraphy, and painting were liberated from political and religious norms and began to be recognized as art with independent value. In the field of calligraphy, following Zhang Zhi at the end of the Han Dynasty, outstanding calligraphers such as Zhong Yao, Huang Xiang, and Suo Jing appeared one after another, and works discussing calligraphy, such as Wei Heng's (?-291) Four Styles of Calligraphy, began to be written. These indicate the respect for individuality in calligraphy and the rise of artistic consciousness.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wei Heng" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[三国~南北朝時代]
 三国から西晋の末年にかけて,すなわち3世紀になると,文学や書画が政教の規範から解放され,芸術として独立した価値を認められるようになる。書では漢末の張芝に続いて鍾繇,皇象,索靖などすぐれた書人が相次いで登場し,また衛恒(?‐291)の《四体書勢》など,書を論じた文章も書かれるようになった。これらは,書における個性の尊重,芸術的意識の高まりを示すものである。…

※「衛恒」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Eikoin Temple

>>:  Glory

Recommend

Sanjo Munechika

Date of birth and death unknown. A swordsmith in ...

Record of the extra records - Fucho Yoroku

A collection of genealogies of feudal lords and va...

Computer architecture

In the narrow sense, it refers to the hardware spe...

Regulation of armaments

…The idea of ​​"reduction of armaments,"...

Federation Internationale Syndicale de l'Enseignement (English)

… Internationally, the Educational Workers Intern...

Cabinet painting

In Europe, from the Mannerism to the Baroque perio...

Furudono [town] - Furudono

A town in Ishikawa County in the southeastern part...

Pearson, RG (English spelling)

…Hard acids and bases, and soft acids and bases, ...

Gayane Cathedral

...The church was later renovated to become the c...

Kugahara style pottery

...The remains of a late Yayoi period settlement,...

"Commentary on the Han Jian" - Kyoen Kan Kankousha

…He majored in Han history at Peking University, ...

France

◎Official name: French Republic. ◎Area: 543,965 km...

Seyfert galaxy

A galaxy outside the Milky Way that has an active...

Ahmed [III] - Ahmed

…In Turkish, it is called Lāle devri, and refers ...

Rafael Frübeck de Burgos

1933‐ Spanish conductor. Studied in Madrid and Mun...