SHOCalligraphy
Japanese Calligrapher
Ink is a mirror
of the heart.
A lifetime of Japanese tradition, carried in a single brushstroke — from fine works to logos and certificates.
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Selected Works
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Performance
Large-scale calligraphy brushed in a single take — four brushes held in both hands.
天に昇る龍Dragon Ascending to Heaven — both hands, four brushes
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Profile
Sayumi Matsubara
Japanese Calligrapher
Holding advanced teaching certifications in Japanese calligraphy, Sayumi Matsubara has received numerous special awards at Japan's four major exhibitions and national competitions. Beyond her original works, she undertakes commissions from storefront logos to official certificates — certified, too, in kado, sado and kitsuke.
- —Advanced calligraphy teaching licences (4 types)
- —Jury-exempt (mukansa) member, Sankei International Calligraphy Exhibition
- —Directs her own calligraphy classroom
- —Special awards at Japan's four major & national exhibitions
- —Certified in shojo, kado, sado & kitsuke
- —Commissioned by Important Cultural Property facilities
Artist Profile
Sayumi Matsubara
Awards
- —Special Award — Ise Jingū World Heritage Calligraphy Exhibition
- —Governor's Award, Mayor's Award, City Council Chair's Award
- —Exhibition Chair's Award, Chairman's Award
- —Japan Educational Calligraphy Research Association Award, Encouragement Award, Kaiyū Award, among many others
Exhibitions
- —Sankei International Calligraphy Exhibition (jury-exempt mukansa member)
- —Yomiuri Shohō Exhibition; Nihon Shogeiin National Exhibition
- —Seichō National Calligraphy Exhibition; NHK Gakuen National Exhibition
- —International Exchange Art Exhibition (Xi'an, China)
- —Prefectural & city exhibitions incl. the Kainan City Exhibition, and more
Highlights & Media
- —Brushed the title calligraphy for the 390th-anniversary performance of Yūki-za, the marionette theatre founded in 1635 under the official sanction of the Edo shogunate
- —Commissioned by Daikaku-ji temple and the Important Cultural Property shrines Jūsan-jinja and Niu-jinja — signboards, historical inscriptions and offering boxes
- —Performed live calligraphy at Wakayama Castle
- —Featured four times in the Japan–US–Russia art magazine 365 Art, and in lumima
- —Works displayed on a digital billboard in Los Angeles
- —Supervised a collaborative product line — perfume, hand soap, shampoo & treatment, and hair oil
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Commission
From stylish modern lettering to classical forms — logos, certificates, programs, signboards, noren and addressing, all brushed to purpose.
洒
Stylish
力
Powerful
意
Design
古
Classical
Selected Commissions
- Important Cultural Property facilities
- Graduation certificates
- Official certificates
- Ceremony programs
- Shop signboards & logos
- Roofing-ceremony calligraphy
- Family trees
- Noren curtains
- Business-card names
- Wedding addressing
- Election victory & thanks
- Temple & shrine signboards
- Shrine origins & donation lists
- Offering boxes
- Stage & anniversary titles
- Naming works, nameplates & banners
- Event & festival titles
- YouTube & exhibition titles, and more
Ichigo Ichie
One encounter, once in a lifetime — entrusted to ink.
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