26207 Kato Shigetaka Shino Sake Bottle

Height 15.1cm
Diameter 10.3cm

Shigetaka Kato was born in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, as the third son of Tokuro Kato. After graduating from the Seto Ceramics School in Aichi Prefecture in 1945, he studied pottery making under his father.

He is a leading figure in the Contemporary Mino Ceramic Art Association, and works mainly on Shino, Oribe, Kiseto, and Karatsu tea ceremony ware, as well as ceramic murals.