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was a Japanese painter in the ''Nihonga'' 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. ==Biography== *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; 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tōichi Katō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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