daibatsu 題跋

1　A general term that refers to the title or preface, dai 題 or daiji 題辞, and the postscript or colophon *okugaki 奥書, bastubun 跋文, or atogaki 後書, written on books *sasshibon 冊子本 or scrolls *kansubon 巻子本 of calligraphy or painting.

2　Ch: tiba. Appreciative criticism, ideas, or evaluations of a work of art added by the viewer at the end of a book or scrolls of calligraphy or painting. While a few examples of daibatsu exist from 7th-10th century China, the practice developed during the 10th-13th century along with the development of scholar-painting *bunjinga 文人画. During this period, a special literary style was established for daibatsu, and many collections of daibatsu were compiled in works such as Jigulu bawei (Jp: Shūkoroku batsubi 集古録跋尾) by Ouyang Xiu (Jp: Ōyō Shū 欧陽修, 1007-72) and Dongpo tiba (Jp: Tōba daibatsu 東坡題跋) by Su Shi (Jp: So Shoku 蘇軾, 1036-1101).