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金剛經 張即之
日本
張即之六十八歲時所書。凡四十七行，計四百一十字。張即之晚年學佛，書寫佛教經卷甚多，寫過多本《金剛般若波羅蜜經》，此經為其一。一九五一年指定為日本國寶。
此書結體、點畫有強烈自家風貌，結字俊秀而骨力遒勁，字字平正，卻見輕重、徐疾，輝映成趣；點畫粗細對比明顯，強調單字偏旁局部，字與字或行與行間的視覺反差加大，形成特殊的韻律節奏，是以行書筆意寫楷書。用這種體勢書寫佛經，為當時的傳統寫經注入新的生命力。
張即之字溫夫，號樗寮。南宋（1127～1279）書法家。和州歷陽（今安徽和縣）人。開創「以行作楷」的獨特書風，名聞天下。傳至日本之翰墨，今多被列為國寶。
參考釋文1：金剛般若波羅蜜經／如是我聞一時佛在舍衛／國祇樹給孤獨園與大比／丘眾千二百五十人俱爾／時世尊食時著衣持鉢入／舍衛大城乞食於其城中／次第乞已還至本處飯食／訖收衣鉢洗足已敷座而／坐／時長老須菩提在大眾中／即從座起偏袒右肩右膝／著地合掌恭敬而白佛言
參考釋文2：優婆夷一切世間天人阿／修羅聞佛所說皆大歡喜／信受奉行／金剛般若波羅蜜經／寶祐元年七月十三／日張即之奉為／顯妣楚國夫人韓氏／五九娘子冥忌以天／台教僧宗印所校本／親書此經施僧看轉／以資冥福即之謹題／時年六十八歲／明年歲在甲寅結／制日以授天童長／老西嚴禪師
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 50.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Diamond Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 50.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Diamond Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:50.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Diamond Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 50).
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