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Born in Osaka in 1937, Kawahara Kimiko is the eldest of 3 sisters. At age nine, she and her family moved Shigaraki in Shiga Prefecture. Growing up surrounded by local Shigaraki pottery, she ... Read allBorn in Osaka in 1937, Kawahara Kimiko is the eldest of 3 sisters. At age nine, she and her family moved Shigaraki in Shiga Prefecture. Growing up surrounded by local Shigaraki pottery, she decided to become a ceramics artist. Despite her passion, as a woman she faced many setbac... Read allBorn in Osaka in 1937, Kawahara Kimiko is the eldest of 3 sisters. At age nine, she and her family moved Shigaraki in Shiga Prefecture. Growing up surrounded by local Shigaraki pottery, she decided to become a ceramics artist. Despite her passion, as a woman she faced many setbacks in a patriarchal industry. We follow her life from childhood to marriage to a pioneerin... Read all