In particular, Kukai was an excellent calligrapher unparalleled in Japanese history, being called Wang Xizhi in Japan, and his stately and decorative calligraphic style was called the Daishi (meaning Kukai) style.
特に空海は日本の王羲之ともいうべき不世出の能書であり、その重厚で装飾的な書風は大師流と称されている。