A Potter's Book by Bernard Leach. Transatlantic Arts, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, Florida, 1962 (ninth impression). Illustrated 294+ page hardcover with mild age wear on jacket and dedication card taped inside front - no interior markings or other glaring flaws.
This is the first treatise by a potter on the workshop traditions which have been handed down by Koreans and Japanese from the greatest period of Chinese ceramics in the sung dynasty. It deals with four types of pottery, Japanese Raku, English slipware, stoneware, and Oriental porcelain. The student of pottery learns how to adapt recipes of pigments and glazes, and designs of kilns, to local conditions. A vivid workshop picture is given of the making of a kiln-load of pots from start to finish, and the position of the individual or artist-potter in an industrial age is touched upon. This book is primarily for the hands-craftsman and the school, with a strong interest for all lovers of pots and for those who are interested in the cultural relationship of East and West
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