master calligrapher; great calligrapher
An honorific title for a highly accomplished or historically revered calligrapher, often used in art history or literary contexts.
王羲之は中国の書聖として知られている。
Wang Xizhi is known as the Sage of Calligraphy in China.
この展覧会では、書聖と称される巨匠
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.