A Bridge Between Worlds: The Life and Art of Kitaro Shirayamadani Born in Tokyo in 1865 as Shirayamadani Kitarō, the artist known to the Western world as Kataro Shirayamadani embarked on a journey that would beautifully intertwine Japanese artistic heritage with the burgeoning American Arts and Crafts movement. Even before his arrival in the United States in 1886, he possessed a refined skill honed through porcelain painting—a foundat…