1885 -?
male
seto pottery
Kato Shuntei operated a family ceramic making business passed down through the generations. His father worked under the name Kato Shunsen, but he began working with the name Kato Shuntei after his family branched apart in 1907. At first, he collected old porcelain works and studied their shapes and glazing methods as he made Ki-Seto (‘yellow Seto ware’) and Oribe ware. After learning tea ceremony with famous tea ceremony master Masuda Dono, however, he switched to mainly producing tea bowls.
In 1943, he received special certification for his exceptional skills through a system called maru-gi, which was meant to help preserve outstanding ceramic making.
