short biography

Nature is my master.
—Setsuko

Nature doesn’t need us, but we need nature.
—Setsuko

Setsuko (Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, b. 1942, Tokyo) is an artist working with mediums like bronze, ceramics, and gouache to create still lifes, interiors, and landscapes.
Setsuko studied at the Jesuit-run Sophia University in Tokyo, learning Japanese calligraphy, Noh theater, and European literature and ballet.

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