sanseki
The term Sanseki (三跡) or "three [brush] traces" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous Heian period calligraphers:
- Ono no Michikaze, known as Yaseki from the character 野 in his name.
- Fujiwara no Yukinari, known as Gonseki from 権 in his court title.
- Fujiwara no Sukemasa, known as Saseki from the character 佐 in his name.
See also
- Sanpitsu, a similar group of renowned calligraphers
References
- {{cite book|author=Japan. Monbushō|title=History of the Empire of Japan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXoLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA112|year=1893|publisher=Dai Nippon Tosho Kabushiki Kwaisha, by order of the Department of Education. Printed at the Japan Mail Office, Yokohama|pages=112–}}