Tesshuji Temple: Lotus Sutra - Chapter on Similes and Parables
Ink on paper
法華經
日本
此作內容為《妙法蓮華經》，凡十九卷，乃日本承久之亂（1221）以後，東國武士從京都鳥羽上皇的安樂壽院帶出，敬獻於靜岡久能寺（今鐵舟寺）之物，故又稱《久能寺經》。其上繪飾、裝飾華麗，是所謂平安時代（794～1185）末期裝飾經的代表作之一。一九五二年指定為日本國寶。
〈譬喻品〉經文為平安時代後期書法家藤原定信手書，用筆稍快，雖楷形仍存，又多牽絲的出現，但是短促的用筆，結字不穩的狀況，使其透露出不少的草意。然其所學或許為顏真卿流風影響下的書體，所以多見筆畫厚處，也增添了厚重感與可讀性，配合裝飾華美的背景，其草意變化，作輕柔不著於紙的悠然，短促的用筆，也彷彿是落英繽紛了。
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For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 253.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tesshuji Temple: Lotus Sutra - Chapter on Similes and Parables." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 253.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Tesshuji Temple: Lotus Sutra - Chapter on Similes and Parables" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:253.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Tesshuji Temple: Lotus Sutra - Chapter on Similes and Parables. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 253).
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