23597 Bernard Leach (Pitcher 1934)

Height 15.4cm Diameter 16.6cm

Bernard Leach was a unique British potter who contributed to the development of the folk art movement together with Muneyoshi Yanagi, Kenkichi Tomimoto, and Shoji Hamada, and returned to England in 1920, built a Japanese-style climbing kiln in St. Ives, Cornwall, and established the Leach Workshop in 1922 as his lifelong base, and is known for his unique style that combines Western pottery such as slipware with Eastern ceramic techniques. This work of beauty goes beyond folk art, created by an artist who aimed to combine the East and the West.