Sanseki

The term Sanseki (三跡) or "three [brush] traces" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous Heian period calligraphers:

  • Ono no Michikaze, known as Yaseki from the character 野 in his name.
  • Fujiwara no Yukinari, known as Gonseki from 権 in his court title.
  • Fujiwara no Sukemasa, known as Saseki from the character 佐 in his name.

See also

  • Sanpitsu, a similar group of renowned calligraphers

References

  • Japan. Monbushō (1893). History of the Empire of Japan. Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha, by order of the Department of Education. Printed at the Japan Mail Office, Yokohama. pp. 112–.