Kato print

The Kato Printed Laboratory (later Kato print) was founded in 1934 by Junji Kato (Subcontractor).


Starting with publishing a rainbow series (7 sets) of Paul Jakley in 1934 (Showa 9), it produces and publishes woodcuts such as Yumeji Takehisa, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Kawase Tomoe, Seiji Togo, and Liu Kishida. After the war, he produced and published woodcuts such as Tsujiharu Fujita, Hokusai Katsushika, Morichi Kumagai, Ryohei Koiso, and Noriyuki Ushijima.

The works of Kato prints are still popular with art enthusiasts from all over the world because they are particular about materials and expressed them as the quality of the work.

In order to express the color and texture suitable for each work, and to increase the taste without fading over the years, we examined the quality of paint and ink, and selected as a luxury.

In addition, the paper that supports the depth of the work uses the Echizen Ichinomakiri Book (Human National Treasure Iwano Iwano Handmade), Junju Kurotani, and all of which are used. At present, only materials are said to be difficult to obtain.

No matter how good the material is used, the number of pieces that can be expected to be convincing from the painters, publishers, and enthusiasts is limited.

In order to maintain the status of the plate, it is divided into small numbers, and after printing 100 to 150 copies as a whole, all works are discarded.

After the death of Junzo Kato (1976), we have not produced the work, but mainly sells and sells prints by the Kato Painting Institute, and handles the works of painters loved by Junzo Kato as a collector. I am continuing.