Potter'S Book
Published on 23. January 1978
Book
Paperback/Softback
319 pages
978-0-571-10973-9 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
82 drawings , 81 plates
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-571-10973-9 (9780571109739)
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Person
Bernard Leach (1887-1979) was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century pottery. Born in Hong Kong and brought up in Japan, Hong Kong and England, he trained at the London School of Art and moved to Japan in 1909, where he studied pottery techniques. In 1920 on his return to England he founded the Leach Pottery with Shoji Hamada in St Ives, Cornwall. His best-known work, A Potter's Book, was first published in 1940.