The term ''Sanseki'' (三跡) or "three

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traces" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous

Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...

calligraphers: *

Ono no Michikaze was a Japanese calligrapher who was a prominent ''Shodōka'' (Japanese calligrapher) during the Heian period (794–1185). One of the so-called Sanseki 三跡 (Three Brush Traces), along with Fujiwara no Sukemasa and Fujiwara no Yukinari, Michi ...

, known as ''Yaseki'' from the character 野 in his name. *

Fujiwara no Yukinari , also known as Fujiwara no Kōzei, was a Japanese people, Japanese calligrapher (''shodoka'') during the Heian period, Heian period. He was memorialized for his prowess in his chosen art by being remembered as one of the outstanding Three Brush ...

, known as ''Gonseki'' from 権 in his court title. *

Fujiwara no Sukemasa was a Japanese noble, statesman, and renowned calligrapher of the middle Heian period. Grandson and adopted son of the ''daijō-daijin'' Fujiwara no Saneyori and son of major general of the imperial guard , he is honored as one of the Sanseki, ...

, known as ''Saseki'' from the character 佐 in his name.

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*{{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– Japanese calligraphers Trios Japanese culture-related lists

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