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。

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