Zhang Jizhi - Zhang Jizhi

A calligrapher from the late Southern Song Dynasty in China. Born in Hezhou, Anhui Province. His pen name was Onbu and his pen name was Choryo. He was a government official, but was known throughout the country for his excellent calligraphy. Under the influence of his uncle Zhang Xiaoxiang, he studied Mi Fu and incorporated the brushwork of Chu Suiryo, creating a unique style of calligraphy that became popular among Zen monks. In Japan, Rankei Doryu, who came to Japan in 1246 (Kangen 4) during the Kamakura period and founded Kenchoji Temple, brought Zhang Jizhi's calligraphy style. As a result, many people sought out Zhang Jizhi's calligraphy through monks who had traveled to Song China, and his bold, powerful, and beautiful handwriting was revered among Zen monks thereafter. It is also noteworthy that Honami Koetsu, one of the Three Great Calligraphers of the Kan'ei period in the early Edo period, was influenced by this work. Among his calligraphy that remain in Japan are the famous handwritten works "Inscription on the Tomb of Li Bojia" (Fujii Yurinkan, Kyoto), "Diamond Sutra" (National Treasure, Chishaku-in, Kyoto), and the inscription "Hojo" on the plaque of Tofuku-ji Temple in Kyoto.

[Akira Nagoya]

"Calligraphy Art 7: Zhang Jizi and Zhao Mengfu" edited by Yujiro Nakata and commented by Gunji Toyama and others (1972, Chuokoron-Shinsha)

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中国、南宋(なんそう)末期の書家。安徽(あんき)省和州(わしゅう)の人。字(あざな)は温夫(おんぶ)、号は樗寮(ちょりょう)。官吏であったが能書をもって天下に聞こえ、伯父の張孝祥(ちょうこうしょう)の影響で米芾(べいふつ)を学び、褚遂良(ちょすいりょう)の筆法を加味した独自の書風は、禅僧の間に流行した。わが国では、鎌倉時代の1246年（寛元4）に来朝し建長寺を開いた蘭渓道隆(らんけいどうりゅう)がこの張即之の書風をもたらした。その影響で入宋(にっそう)僧を通じて張即之の書を求めた者も多く、以後堂々として力強いみごとな筆跡が禅林僧侶(そうりょ)の間で尊ばれた。また江戸初期の寛永(かんえい)の三筆(さんぴつ)の1人本阿弥光悦(ほんあみこうえつ)がその影響を受けたことは注目される。彼の遺墨としてわが国に伝存するものでは『李伯嘉墓誌銘(りはくかぼしめい)』（京都・藤井有鄰館(ゆうりんかん)）、『金剛般若波羅蜜経(こんごうはんにゃはらみつきょう)』（国宝、京都・智積院(ちしゃくいん)）、京都・東福寺の額字「方丈」などの楷書(かいしょ)肉筆遺品が著名である。

［名児耶明］

『中田勇次郎編、外山軍治他解説『書道芸術7張即子、趙孟頫』（1972・中央公論社）』

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