Tōichi Katō

Tōichi Katō

was a Japanese painter in the nihongo style and board chairman of the Nitten, a significant Japanese art conference. He and his older brother, Eizō Katō, have a museum dedicated to their works in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture.

Biographical summary

*1916 Born in Gifu's Mitono-machi as the fifth son of a lacquerware merchant.
*1934 Graduated from Gifu Junior High School.
*1941 Entered into the Tokyo Fine Arts School in Nihonga Studies.
*1947 Graduates from the Tokyo Fine Arts School in Nihonga Studies. He enters his first work (白暮) to the Japan Art Academy's third annual exhibition and has it selected.
*1991 The Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum was opened in Gifu.
*1993 Completes the wall partition for the great alcove at Kinkaku-ji.
*1995 Obtains recognition from Japan as an "outstanding contributor to culture".
*1996 Receives honorary citizenship in Gifu.
*1996 Dies of pneumonia at the age of 80.
*1997 Receives honorary citizenship in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture.

External links

* [http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/event/katoukinen/touichi.html Tōichi Katō Timeline] ja icon


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