master calligrapher; great calligrapher
An honorific title for a highly accomplished or historically revered calligrapher, often used in art history or literary contexts.
Wang Xizhi is known as the Sage of Calligraphy in China.
This exhibition displays works by masters who are called great calligraphers.
From 書 (calligraphy) + 聖 (sage, saint). The term is modeled after Chinese 'shū shèng', used historically for paragons of calligraphy.