Takuo Katō pottery

Kato was a leading figure in the restoration of Persian lusterware ceramics that had disappeared around the 16th to 17th centuries and also in the restoration of three-color glaze ceramics, the oldest Japanese pottery technique, developed in the Nara Period (710-794). The ceramist distinguished himself as a leading expert in ancient pottery restoration techniques by successfully restoring Persian lusterware (with mithological subjects) in the early 1980s after some 20 years of studies.