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Original - Cry for noble Saichō (哭最澄上人), written by Emperor Saga of Japan upon the death of the Buddhist monk Saichō in the 9th century. The influence of Chinese calligraphic styles had weakened after the Heian period, with this text as one of the few examples of the transformation to a native Japanese style.
Not for voting - For comparison purposes, this is Chinese calligraphy from the 7th century, and you can see the stylistic differences between the Japanese style above and the cursive Chinese style (2nd and 4th columns, counting from the right).
Reason
Beautiful example of Japanese calligraphy and an important historical document, as it shows the development of a Japanese style, transitioning away from the Chinese style that had heretofore dominated.
Articles this image appears in
Japanese calligraphy, Emperor Saga
Creator
Emperor Saga
"釈文:(香煙は)像爐に(続く) 蒼生橋梁に少なく 緇侶(しりょ)律儀疎(うと)し 法軆何ぞ久しく住(とど)まらん 塵心傷みて餘り有り". So, the pictured text should be: "像爐蒼生橋梁 / 少緇侶律儀疎 / 法軆何久住塵 / 心傷有餘". --Sushiya (talk) 13:08, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Koku Saitcho shounin.jpg MER-C 10:35, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]