| Organized by: | Committee for Promotion of Mashiko Culture Town, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, British Council, Shimotsuke Shimbun, Tochigi Television, TOCHIGI Broadcasting, F.M. Tochigi Broadcasting, Moka Shimbun |
| Period | Sunday, June 13 - Sunday, August 22, 2021 |
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| Closed | Mondays (except for National Holidays / the following Tuesday instead） |
| Opening Hours | 9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30) |
| Admissions | Adults 600 (550) yen, Junior High / Elementary School Students 300 (250) yen *( ) indicates prices for groups of 20 persons or more. Seniors (over 65years old) 300 yen (Please show proof age.) |
Bernard Leach (1887-1979), the father of British studio pottery, and Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) built the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1920, just a century ago. Leach first encountered making ceramics in Japan, where he developed deep friendships with Yanagi Soetsu, Hamada Shoji, and other leaders of the Mingei (Folk Craft) movement. Fascinated by the beauty of East Asian ceramics, Leach dedicated himself to achieving an amalgamation of their beauty and Western aesthetics. Having established the Leach Pottery as his base, he not only created his own work but also proposed the idea of Standard Ware, with his colleagues at the pottery collaborating in its production. Moreover, through his writings, he enlightened the world about the nature of the potter, enhancing the value of pottery as an art form in the West. Leach’s lifelong achievements are quite astounding.
This exhibition will be an opportunity to consider anew how the spirit of the potter that Leach sought was realized and in what form that spirit continues to be received and handed on, 100 years later.
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| Bernard Leach, Large platter, galena glaze with design in slip: “Mermaid of Zennor”, 1925 Ohara Museum of Art ©The Bernard Leach Family, DACS&JASPAR 2021 E4188 |
Funaki Kenji, Large bowl with bird design, 1970s Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art |
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| Ichino Shigeyoshi, Jug with poured glaze, 1971 | Janet Leach, Black vase with white glaze, 1980s Hitomi Museum of Art |
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| Richard Batterham, Vase, iron glaze, c.1998 Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art |
The Leach Pottery, Large glazed milk jug, 1950s |
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| Matsubayashi Hosai, Tea bowl with hakeme decoration, ash glaze, 2015 Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art |
The schedule might change depending on future circumstances. Please check the museum website, facebook and twitter for the latest information.
