Live Calligraphy for Swatch x Dragon Ball Z Event in NYC

UPCOMING EVENTS

⭐︎ SEP 12 SAT - SMORGASBURG Williamsburg 90 Kent Ave | 11 AM - 6 PM | FREE | Live calligraphy
First 40 guests receive complimentary personalized calligraphy! more info

⭐︎ SEP 20 SUN - SAKE CON NYC 2026 World Sake Day at Industry City, Blooklyn | 1 - 6 PM
Visit SEICHO’s booth for personalized Japanese calligraphy on sake glasses! more info

⭐︎ SATO SHIKI WHISKY ー Live Calligraphy Events
SEICHO will create personalized calligraphy gifts for guests.
・SEP 10 | 6 - 8 PM | Izakaya Juraku more info
・SEP 17 THU | 7 - 9 PM | Lingo more info
・SEP 20 SUN | Bar 369
・SEP 21 MON | 7 - 9 PM | Bar 56709
・SEP 22 TUE | 5 - 7 PM | Up Thai

NEWS

★ Calligraphy Featured in Netflix’s “Owning Manhattan” Season 2

★ Featured in Whisky Advocate Magazine

RECENT WORK

PAST EVENTS

I’m always happy to be part of special events. If you’re planning an event, please feel free to reach out to me anytime!

About SEICHO

Japanese Calligrapher / Designer

　Seicho is a New York based Japanese calligrapher originally from Kyoto, Japan. She began studying calligraphy at the age of six and later trained under Kyoto-based master calligrapher Seifu Makino. In 1996, she was granted the professional calligraphy name “Seicho” by the Japan Educational Calligraphy Federation.

Her work combines traditional Japanese calligraphy with contemporary art, design, and live performance. She creates calligraphy for logos and branding, film and television, private commissions, and live events.

Seicho has also appeared in films, television, and music videos, and was featured on the cover of New York Magazine. Her recent work includes calligraphy featured in Netflix’s Owning Manhattan Season 2 and hand-written calligraphy artwork for STAR WARS: Visions Volume 3.

ニューヨークを拠点に活動する書道家・静蝶。京都出身。６歳より書道を始め、牧野静風氏に師事。１９９６年、日本教育書道連盟より雅号「静蝶」を取得 。踊ってる様に勢いよく書く書体が特徴。書道、茶道、民舞を通じて日本文化の魅力を世界へ発信中。

Services Available

• Japanese calligraphy for business logos, branding, packaging, and product labels
• Live Japanese calligraphy performances for events
• Personalized calligraphy for guests at corporate and private events
• Custom kanji tattoo designs
• Original and commissioned calligraphy artwork
• Japanese calligraphy workshops

Calligraphy designs can also be provided as high-resolution digital files.
You can also send me your items — I will write directly on them and send them back to you.

Clients

SHISEIDO / SWATCH / Lucasfilm / Netflix / MIKIMOTO / The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art / Whisky Advocate Magazine / SATO SHIKI Whisky / Dentsu / ITOCHU International, Inc.

Testimonials

“If you have a need for custom calligraphy work, this is the place to be. Seicho is creative, patient and smart. We collaborated on a complicated custom order, and it turned out much better than I had expected. She’s a true artist, and she wanted to make the work perfect.”
— Jeff B, U.S.A.

“Seicho is an excellent calligrapher and was a joy to work with. She was patient with my many ideas and concepts and skillfully rendered them into lovely works of art. I had her help me with a logo, which turned out great. Highly recommended!”
— Chris H, Hong Kong

“The Shodō artwork looks absolutely stunning and even more wonderful in person than I originally envisioned. You can tell in every stroke the careful precision. These artworks have brought a level of peace and joy into my home.”
— Dominic Q, U.S.A.

Shops

Etsy Shop | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Store

Contact

For commissions, events, collaborations and inquiries:
seicho@usa.com