{"product_id":"a-potter-in-japan-bernard-leach-9781910065174","title":"A Potter in Japan","description":"It would be a challenge to find a potter in the world more widely known and respected than Bernard Howell Leach. Though considered the father of British studio pottery, he is as famous in Japan as he is in Europe and the United States--not only as an artist and craftsman, but also as a philosopher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though born in Hong Kong, Leach spent his early life in Japan. He moved to England at the age of ten, and he attended art school in London, before returning to live in Japan from 1909 to 1920. During this crucial period of artistic discovery, Leach first established himself as a potter and a master of the raku style. He eventually moved back to England to hone his craft, before traveling throughout most of Europe and Asia. \u003ci\u003eA Potter in Japan\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of memoirs and diary entries from the time he returned to Japan to teach and travel in the early 1950s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These accounts provide a unique opportunity to see the important Eastern influence on his craft and will appeal to lovers of ceramics and anyone with an interest in cultural interchange between East and West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Leach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191006517X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910065174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unicorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Bernard Leach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579877343487,"sku":"9781910065174","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5c28c19-0297-4bcb-a37b-1bedac7d0a45.jpg?v=1763877277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-potter-in-japan-bernard-leach-9781910065174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}