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In Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Throne of Blood he displayed formidable powers as a moralist, an ironist, a calligraphist of violence.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was mistress of six languages besides her own, a student of Greek, a superb calligraphist, an excellent musician.

From Time Magazine Archive

The names of the composer and calligraphist, and of the bronze-founder.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot

The Emperor at this time was Chien Lung, the best of the Manchu dynasty, a cultivated man, a patron of the arts, and an exquisite calligraphist.

From The Problem of China by Russell, Bertrand

The latest dated inscription, that of the calligraphist Amānat Khan at the entrance to the domed mausoleum, was recorded in the twelfth year of the reign, A.H.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William