Caobu (1838- 1922), whose real name is Ziyun, has the number Dongyu, Yehe, Laohe and Mo Royal Family. Born in Iwan City (Iwan City, Shiga County), he was the son of a vassal. The father of modern Japanese calligraphy, the founder of He Ming School, and one of the most famous calligraphers in Meiji Japan. And Lin Zhong Wuzhu and Iwatani Liuyi are also called "Meiji Three Paintings".
Yang Shoujing stayed in Japan from 1880 to 1884 as the attache of the Qing dynasty's envoy to Japan. Kusaka sang a crane, became interested in the rubbings brought to Japan by Yang Shoujing, and inherited a large number of rubbings collected by Yang Shoujing. 189 1 year later, Huawei followed in the footsteps of Wang Xizhi and came to Zhejiang to collect rubbings. He also had close contacts with Yu Quyuan, Zhang Zuyi, Wu Dacheng, Yang Jianshan, Wu Changshuo and other late Qing literati. He Ming of Kusabe passed on his collected rubbings to his disciples. Many of them became famous people in Japanese calligraphy field in the future, and learned the essence of China's calligraphy from these rubbings, forming a sensational He Ming school, until today. And spread China's painting, calligraphy and poetry culture to Japan. At that time, Wu Changshuo, Master Hongyi and other masters had contacts with them. It has played a very positive role in the cultural exchange between China and Japan.
? According to legend, the paper and ink scroll of Alvin Thousand Characters collected by He Ming in Japanese Ministry of Grass was written by Zhiyong himself.
Brief introduction of sculptor Kimura Jiaping
Japan Meiji 16 (1883) Mohuatang Magazine. There are sculptors. Japanese seal engraver: "Kimura Jiaping" seal engraving. The original. Page 64. Silk wrap angle. Write in capital letters. Extremely exquisite. The appearance is as shown in the figure. Kimura Jiaping is a Japanese family who carved books with this name. The fourth generation Kimura Jiaping participated in the publication of the ancient Italian series. Since the age of 16, he has inherited this name. Besides inheriting the unique "brushwork carving" of his family, he can also recover some confusing words in the Song and Yuan versions through the analysis of his brushwork. In addition to participating in the publication and engraving of Guyi Series, Duan Yucai's Narrative Style and He De Xiao Jing were also published and engraved. After Kimura's death, Yang Shoujing praised him: "The essence of one art leads to seclusion; I will be loyal and only look at Sri Lankans. A flash in the pan, a hundred flowers bloom and lose their treasures; The book is endless, and the sound of the emblem is endless. " He spoke highly of it.