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Thousand Character Classic by Gaoxian (detail); Tang dynasty

Ink on paper

釋高閑

浙江湖州 僧、書法家

生卒年不詳。唐代(618~907)僧、書法家。烏程(今浙江湖州)人。幼即聰敏,異於常人。出家受戒後,苦學勵修,精勤不懈。後入長安(今陝西西安),於薦福寺、西明寺等勤習經律。宣宗(847~859在位)重興佛法,特召入宮,頒賜紫衣。晚年返故里,示寂於開元寺。
 師擅草書。據《廣川書跋》記載:「閑之書不多存於世,其學出張顛,在唐得名甚顯。」《書小史》云:「高閑善草書,師懷素,深窮體勢。」韓愈曾作《送高閑上人序》贈之,讚其書法之妙。
 傳世書跡草書《千字文》殘卷,足以代表中唐時期(756~846)草書成就的傑作,對後世具有深遠影響,現藏上海博物館。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 79.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Gaoxian." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 79.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Gaoxian" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:79.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Gaoxian. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 79).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Pokorski, Stefanie and Yichao and Mankuang and Miaohsi,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
pages = 79,
title = {{Gaoxian}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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