Bernard Howell Leach, also known as the "Father of British studio pottery," was a modern British potter who influenced contemporary ceramics. He lived in Japan until 1920, when he left for Cornwall, England to establish Leach Pottery with his friend, Hamada Shoji. He made ceramics in tradition of Asain pottery; more specifically raku which he learned from working as an apprentice for Ogata Kenzan. Leach has written multiple biographies as well as a potter's manual. I chose this piece of Bernard Leach's because it's multi-dimensional. It's different because it's not like all the others. It's small at the bottom and wider at the top, however, there are multiple, flat sides to the bowl which makes it unique.
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