Tosaku Kusakabe

…Calligrapher. Born in Hikone, Omi. His given name was Tosaku, and his pen name was Shiyo. He was adopted by Kusakabe Saburouemon, a samurai of the Hikone domain, but his father died in the Sakuradamon Incident. In 1869 (Meiji 2), he moved to Tokyo and became the chief secretary of the Dajokan, but later made a living as a calligrapher. He first studied the calligraphy style of Maki Ryoko, but in 1880, he was influenced by Yang Shoujin, who came to Japan, and studied calligraphy of the Six Dynasties. He later traveled to China to study and broaden his horizons, and his deep knowledge and noble personality made his calligraphy a worldwide phenomenon. His achievements as a pioneer in the development of modern calligraphy are highly regarded. …

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…書家。近江彦根の人。名は東作，字は子暘。彦根藩士日下部三郎右衛門の養子となったが，桜田門の変で父は殉死した。1869年(明治2)東京に出て太政官大書記となったが，後年は書をもって身をたてた。はじめ巻菱湖（まきりようこ）の書風を学ぶが，80年に来朝した楊守敬の影響を受けて六朝書道を研究，のち清国にも遊学して見聞を広め，深い学識と高古な人柄とによって彼の書名は一世を風靡した。現代書道発展の先駆者として，その功績は高く評価されている。…

※「日下部東作」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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