A Master of His Own

The Calligraphy of the Chan Abbot Zhongfeng Mingben (1262-1323)

• Author(s): Uta Lauer,
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag
• Pages: 164
• ISBN_10: 3515079327
  ISBN_13: 9783515079327
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Techniques / Calligraphy , Art / Asian / Chinese , History / Asia / General ,

Description:... The Chinese Chan (jap. Zen) abbot Zhongfeng Mingben of the Yuan Dynasty forged a synthesis of buddhist sutra writing and draft-cursive (zhang cao) script in his calligraphy. This highly idiosyncratic, new style of calligraphy prompted innovative trends in Ming Dynasty China and transmitted current Chinese artistic developments to Japan where it had a major impact on Zen- and tea circles.