The Author: Ildegarda Scheidegger studied East Asian Art History and Sinology at the University of Zurich where she also received her Ph.D. For six years she studied Japanese calligraphy in Kyoto and participated as calligrapher in exhibitions and large-scale performances. She has taught courses on the subject of «Japanese Medieval Calligraphy» at the University of Zurich.

• Contents: Biography Musô Soseki – Calligraphy: Innovation versus Conservatism, Linking Content to Calligraphy, Dating of Calligraphies – Artistic Impulses and their Sources – Promoters, Patrons, and Teachers: Ashikaga, Godaigo, Issan Ichinei, Kôhô Kennichi.

The Author: Ildegarda Scheidegger studied East Asian Art History and Sinology at the University of Zurich where she also received her Ph.D. For six years she studied Japanese calligraphy in Kyoto and participated as calligrapher in exhibitions and large-scale performances. She has taught courses on the subject of «Japanese Medieval Calligraphy» at the University of Zurich.

• Contents: Biography Musô Soseki – Calligraphy: Innovation versus Conservatism, Linking Content to Calligraphy, Dating of Calligraphies – Artistic Impulses and their Sources – Promoters, Patrons, and Teachers: Ashikaga, Godaigo, Issan Ichinei, Kôhô Kennichi.

The Author: Ildegarda Scheidegger studied East Asian Art History and Sinology at the University of Zurich where she also received her Ph.D. For six years she studied Japanese calligraphy in Kyoto and participated as calligrapher in exhibitions and large-scale performances. She has taught courses on the subject of «Japanese Medieval Calligraphy» at the University of Zurich.

• Contents: Biography Musô Soseki – Calligraphy: Innovation versus Conservatism, Linking Content to Calligraphy, Dating of Calligraphies – Artistic Impulses and their Sources – Promoters, Patrons, and Teachers: Ashikaga, Godaigo, Issan Ichinei, Kôhô Kennichi.