Abstract
Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum opened in 1923. Calligraphy gradually transitioned to mural art by gaining the space of an art museum built with Western-style walls as a place for exhibition. The establishment of the calligraphy department at the Nitten in 1948 was a symbolic event that made the calligraphers of the time more aware of calligraphy as wall art. In this paper examines the significance of the opening of the calligraphy department at the Nitten by following the changes in calligraphic expression after the establishment of the Nitten calligraphy department. In particular, I will focus on the establishment process of the calligraphic style called the Nitten style and clarify its background. In addition, we will focus on the Nitten and Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibitions in 1956 and 1957, and confirm the ratio of Daiji-gana to the total number of exhibitions. Based on this, I would like to consider the relationship between the passing of Saishu Onoe and the development of Daiji-gana, and the impact of the existence of Nitten.
