1819-1900
male
seto pottery
Born the second son of Kato Sadasuke, 5th generation owner of a ceramics shop in Seto, he became the adopted son of Kato Jinbei within the same village in the 13th year of Tenpo (1830) and studied ceramics under the 2nd generation Kawamoto Osamu. Primarily produced very dignified blue-white dyed porcelain. Retired in 1877 and took on the name Sadao, with his business taken over by his eldest son Tokushichi.
