Masae Seicho Taniguchi
Japanese Calligrapher / Designer
Masae “Seicho” Taniguchi is a New York based Japanese calligraphy Artist. "Seicho" means quiet butterfly in Japanese. She started to play with a brush at the age of 6, and began to blossom her talent as a calligrapher around her time in college. She studied under Master Calligrapher Seifu Makino who is a well-known calligrapher in Kyoto, Japan, and that improved her skill even more. Her calligraphy works have won many prizes and have been exhibited all over Japan. In 1996, she became Master Calligrapher "Seicho". On the other side, she appeared in several films, TV shows, some Music Videos (including Jamie Foxx, Good Charlotte, etc.) and also on the cover of New York Magazine. Her latest work is the Japanese Whisky Label for SATO SHIKI WHISKY.
She loves to introduce Japanese culture through Japanese calligraphy, Tea ceremony and traditional dance to all over the world.
ニューヨーク在住の書道家静蝶は６歳より書道を始め、２１歳の時に師範 牧野静風氏より雅号「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。
書家 牧野静風に師事 / 雅号 静蝶