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= Takako Araki = Takako Araki (1921-2004) was a Japanese artist known for her ceramic Bibles.

Early Life
Takako Araki was born in 1921 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Araki's family ran a flower-arranging school, but rather than following the tradition of working in the school Araki pursued a career in art. Araki studied under well-known Japanese calligrapher and painter Suda Kokuta from 1948 to 1951, and then later studied abroad at the Art Students League of New York in 1961. Upon returning to Hyogo Prefecture, Araki started an Avant-garde studio in Osaka and established her kiln in Nishinomiya in 1963.

Ceramic Work
After only ten months, Araki began making unique artworks of black ceramics and silk-screen printed balls that garnered acclaim in the contemporary art world.