1899-1966
male
Kawamura Kitaro was the second son of Kawamura Usaburo. He trained under Kawamura Seizan and Kitaoji Rosanjin, and opened a kiln in Gojozaka. He presented works at such exhibitions as the Teiten Exhibition and the Shin-bunten Exhibition.
In 1920, he formed the ceramic arts group Akatsuchi (‘red clay’) together with Kusube Yaichi, Yagi Isso, and Kawai Einosuke. In 1927, he was awarded a prize at the 8th Teiten Exhibition.
Further, in 1935, he joined the Existing Crafts Art Society, during which time he befriended people such as sculptor Takamura Toyochika.
He continued to be active after the war with efforts such as serving as a judge at the Nitten Exhibition.
In 1950, he set out to find a new quality of soil, taking his second son, Kawamura Matajiro, to Sanage, Mikawa in Aichi Prefecture, where he established a new kiln. He created new works using soil from the area, and in his later years he inherited Kitaojiro Sanjin’s climbing kiln (in Yokohama), which he remodeled as Kichuyo. He made tableware, vases, and tea ware.
