Anthropologist Junzo KAWADA (1934–2024) surveyed culture from the three vantage points of Europe, Africa, and Japan in what he called “cultural triangulation.” Ceramic artist Machiko OGAWA (1946–) lived in West Africa with Kawada, her husband, for three and a half years in the 1970s and has since continued to create her own distinctive “vessels.” Together they collected over 600 African craftworks—calabashes, baskets, fabrics and more—some of which still adorn their residence. This stunning collection is being displayed in public for the first time in four decades.
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2026.07.11 - 09.06
A World of African Handcraft: The Junzo Kawada and Machiko Ogawa Collection
Overview
Information
Dates:
Sat., July 11 to Sun., Sept. 6, 2026
Closed:
Mondays*
*Open Mon., July 20; closed Tue., July 21
*Open Mon., July 20; closed Tue., July 21
Hours:
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (last entry: 5:30 PM)
Place:
1st floor galleries
Organized by:
Setagaya Art Museum (Setagaya Arts Foundation)
Cooperated by:
Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, Kanagawa University
Admission
Adults 1400(1200)yen / Seniors(65 and over) 1200(1000)yen / University and high school students 800(600)yen / Junior high and elementary school students 500(300)yen / Pre-school children free of charge
*Prices in parentheses ( ) refer to group rates for groups of 20 or more people.For group visits, please contact the museum in advance by phone.
*Admission for visitors with disabilities is 500yen. Students with disabilities, and one attendant per visitor with disabilities are admitted free of charge.
*High school and older students, seniors 65 and over, and people with special certificates should present their ID at the entrance.
*Prices in parentheses ( ) refer to group rates for groups of 20 or more people.For group visits, please contact the museum in advance by phone.
*Admission for visitors with disabilities is 500yen. Students with disabilities, and one attendant per visitor with disabilities are admitted free of charge.
*High school and older students, seniors 65 and over, and people with special certificates should present their ID at the entrance.
Overview
Anthropologist Junzo KAWADA (1934–2024) surveyed culture from the three vantage points of Europe, Africa, and Japan in what he called “cultural triangulation.” Ceramic artist Machiko OGAWA (1946–) lived in West Africa with Kawada, her husband, for three and a half years in the 1970s and has since continued to create her own distinctive “vessels.” Together they collected over 600 African craftworks—calabashes, baskets, fabrics and more—some of which still adorn their residence. This stunning collection is being displayed in public for the first time in four decades.
