was a Japanese painter in the ''

Nihonga ''Nihonga'' () is a Japanese style of painting that typically uses mineral pigments, and occasionally ink, together with other organic pigments on silk or paper. The term was coined during the Meiji period (1868–1912) to differentiate it from ...

'' style and board chairman of the Nitten, a significant Japanese art conference. He and his older brother, Eizō Katō, have a

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dedicated to their works in

Gifu is a Cities of Japan, city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. Durin ...

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

Biography

*1916 Born in Gifu's Mitono-machi as the fifth son of a

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merchant *1934 Graduated from Gifu Junior High School *1941 Entered into the Tokyo Fine Arts School in

Studies *1947 Graduates from the Tokyo Fine Arts School in Nihonga Studies; enters his first work (白暮) to the

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's third annual exhibition and has it selected Katoeizotoichi

*1991 The Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum was opened in Gifu *1993 Completes the wall partition for the great alcove at

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*1995 Obtains recognition from Japan as an "outstanding contributor to culture" *1996 Receives honorary citizenship in Gifu *1996 Dies of

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at the age of 80 *1997 Receives honorary citizenship in Fujisawa,

Kanagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

References

1916 births 1996 deaths Nihonga painters People from Gifu Buddhist artists Tokyo School of Fine Arts alumni 20th-century Japanese painters {{japan-painter-stub