SHIBUNKAKU ONLINE SHOP | Bernard Leach

Born in Hongkong to British parents, Leach spent the first years of his life in Japan. After his studies at the Slade School of Design and later the London School of Art, he moved back to Japan in 1909, enganging in intense artistic exchange with the leaders of the emerging mingei (folk art) movement such as Yanagi Muneyoshi (Soetsu), Tomimoto Kenkichi and Hamada Shōji. After his return to the United Kingdom in 1920, Leach established his studio in St. Ives. His restrained and graceful style proved of stong impact in the Western world as well as in Japan.