Background
He was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture.
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Hajime Kato
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Career
He was named a Living National Treasure in 1961. He served as an assistant in the Aichi Prefecture Ceramics school until 1921. In 1926 he moved to Mino, Gifu where he continued his research and experiments in pottery.
During the war, he lived in Yokohama and studied Chinese Ming porcelain.
After the war he was appointed professor of the Ceramics department at Tokyo University of the Arts. On April 27, 1961 he was nominated as a Living National Treasure for enamels porcelain.
In 1966, he became the president of the Japan Crafts Association and also became an expert committee member on the Council for Protection of Cultural Properties. In 1967 he became professor emeritus of the Tokyo University of the Artist
The same year he was awarded the Purple Ribbon medal on behalf of the emperor.
