Tōichi Katō

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Tōichi Katō (加藤東一, Katō Tōichi^?, 6 January 1916–3 December 1996) was a Japanese painter in the nihongo 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.

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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. He enters his first work (白暮) to the Japan Art Academy's third annual exhibition and has it selected.
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.