However, in the Mainichi shodo-ten (a calligraphic exhibition named Mainichi (literally, everyday), the name of "bokusho-geijutsu" (literally, ink-based art) held in 1954 was given to such calligraphy, and in the art-reviewing society, it is also called "chusho-shodo" (abstract calligraphy).
しかしながら、昭和29年（1954年）の毎日書道展で、「墨象芸術」の名が与えられ、美術評論界などでは「抽象書道」などとも呼ばれた。