Kato Keizan I
1885 (Meiji 18) – 1963 (Showa 38)
Kato Keizan opened a kiln in Gojozaka, Kyoto.
He worked on reproducing Chinese celadon and copying Goryeo porcelain.

Kato Keizan II
1913 (Taisho 2) – 1995 (Heisei 7)

Born in Kyoto. Real name Takeji.
1931 Began assisting his father in pottery making at his studio and studied under him.
Became a member of the Shinko Kogei Association, led by the fifth generation Kiyomizu Rokubei, and sought his guidance.
1940 Certified as a technology preserver by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
1955 Became a founding member of the Kyoto Traditional Ceramics Artists Association
1963 Following the death of his father, he took on the name of Keizan II and moved his kiln to Oyamazaki.
Based on the techniques inherited from the first generation, he pursued his own restoration of Song dynasty celadon,
developing the beauty of glazes such as Tobiseiji celadon, Kiba-hakuji white porcelain, and Murasaki celadon, with Tenryuji celadon as a representative example.
Held solo exhibitions at Takashimaya department stores around the country.
1995 Died