a watery blue glaze overlays this plate engraved with a rice plant pattern, the brush strokes recalling the ancient Korean hakme style. Leach studied engraving at art school and used this technique to decorate many of his works.
The underside is brushed with a brown slip and signed BL dated 1961. It is rare to find a date to a Leach ceramic and adds importance to the ceramic which can be confidently fitted into his oeuvre of works.
diameter: 28 cm
Bernard Leach (1887-1979)is regarded as one of the great potters of the 20th century associated with Hamada Shoji and Tomimoto Kenkichi in the founding of the Mingei movement with Soetsu Yanagi. He was influenced by both Chinese and Korean styles and techniques adapting them to a modern perspective. Known by his 'Sung Standard' - what he perceived as Korean and Japanese peasant pottery - humble and unassuming, but at the same time of an indisputable beauty. It was to this 'standard' that Leach devoted his life's work.
He has been awarded many honours in both Britain and Japan and his works are exhibited in many of the worlds museums.
Inv: # C3
please enquire: jw.shibuibkk@gmail.com
a watery blue glaze overlays this plate engraved with a rice plant pattern, the brush strokes recalling the ancient Korean hakme style. Leach studied engraving at art school and used this technique to decorate many of his works.
The underside is brushed with a brown slip and signed BL dated 1961. It is rare to find a date to a Leach ceramic and adds importance to the ceramic which can be confidently fitted into his oeuvre of works.
diameter: 28 cm
Bernard Leach (1887-1979)is regarded as one of the great potters of the 20th century associated with Hamada Shoji and Tomimoto Kenkichi in the founding of the Mingei movement with Soetsu Yanagi. He was influenced by both Chinese and Korean styles and techniques adapting them to a modern perspective. Known by his 'Sung Standard' - what he perceived as Korean and Japanese peasant pottery - humble and unassuming, but at the same time of an indisputable beauty. It was to this 'standard' that Leach devoted his life's work.
He has been awarded many honours in both Britain and Japan and his works are exhibited in many of the worlds museums.
Inv: # C3
please enquire: jw.shibuibkk@gmail.com
