As a boy, Shin Fujihira (b. 1922) came of age under the influence of his father, who established the Fujihira Pottery Company in 1916 in Gojozaka, the main pottery district in the city of Kyoto.
Diagnosed with tuberculosis after the outbreak of the Pacific War, Fujihira struggled during his early adulthood, narrowly recovering from near death. Through this time, Fujihira turned towards art as motivation, and this passion was revitalizing. For Fujihira—who sadly passed in 2012 after a long, successful career—pottery was an escape from depression; an opportunity to transformation his appreciation for the joys of life.
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