What is the oldest surviving example of calligraphy?
Genji Monogatari Emaki
The Genji Monogatari Emaki is characterized by two pictorial techniques: fukinuki yatai and hikime kagibana. Fukinuki yatai ("blown-off roof") refers to a form of composition that gives a bird’s eye view of the interior of a building, with the roof and ceiling not shown.[7] In some cases, interior partitions are omitted. The artists were very realistic with the architectural details of the scroll.