Bernard Leach (1887–1979)
Author of A Potter's Book
About the Author
Works by Bernard Leach
Associated Works
The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty (1972) — some editions — 304 copies, 3 reviews
Every Man an Artist: Readings in the Traditional Philosophy of Art (Library of Perennial Philosophy) (2005) — Contributor, some editions — 15 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Leach, Bernard Howell
- Birthdate
- 1887-01-05
- Date of death
- 1979-05-06
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- potter
- Nationality
- UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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This is the first treatise by a potter on the workshop traditions which have been handed down by Koreans and Japanese from the greatest period of Chinese ceramics in the Sung Dinasty. It is the outcome of twenty-five years´work in the far East and in England, and deals with four types of pottery, japanese raku, English slipware, stoneware, and oriental porcelain.
Feb 11, 2026Spanish
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- Works
- 21
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 450
- Popularity
- #54,505
- Rating
- 4.5
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 46
- Languages
- 5