1948-
male
kyo pottery
Learned techniques for making ceramics under his father Kato Keizan (2nd generation). Selected for the first time in 1970 for the Japan Contemporary Crafts Art Exhibition, at which he became a consecutive exhibitor as well as at All Kansai Art Exhibition and Kyoto Prefecture Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Also received the Yomiuri Television Broadcasting Award in 1970. Was subsequently selected for the Nitten Exhibition in 1972 and Chunichi International Ceramics Exhibition in 1978 (after which he became a regular at these two exhibitions as well). Received high honors such as being selected from the International Ceramics Exhibition to provide a special exhibition at the Faenza International Ceramics Exhibition in Italy. With his father’s death in 1996, he took over as 3rd generation Kato Keizan. In recent years, just as his father did, he has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions at Takashimaya. He inherited the techniques of his predecessor in Chinese porcelain and celadon, but produces very elegant works using modern ceramic carving techniques based on the guidance of Rokubei (6th generation) and Rokubei (7th generation).
