This now famous book was the first treatise to be written by a potter on the workshop traditions 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. With its help, potters can learn how to adapt recipes for pigments and glazes, and designs of kilns, to local conditions. It gives a vivid workshop picture of the making of a kiln-load of pots from start to finish, and is eloquent on the position of the individual or artist-potter in an industrial age. It is a book that is primarily intended for practical craftsmen and students, but it also has a strong appeal for all lovers of ceramics and for everyone with an interest in cultural interchange between East and West.
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"Mr. Leach has worked for a quarter of a century first in the Far East and more recently in England, and his output combines the best qualities of both worlds." -- TLS
"It is the soundest and most detailed book which has ever been written on this subject, and any potter, connoisseur or student of ceramics who neglects to buy it is making a very stupid omission." -- Maurice Collis in Time and Tide
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"It is the soundest and most detailed book which has ever been written on this subject, and any potter, connoisseur or student of ceramics who neglects to buy it is making a very stupid omission." -- Maurice Collis in Time and Tide
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The potter's bible...aptly named,
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The first chapter of this book should be read by every potter before their first day of class. That is to avoid being scoffed at. Seriously, if you are someone who is involved with clay on any level, read this book.
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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 is the outcome of twenty-five years' work in the Far East and in England, and deals with four types of pottery, Japanese raku, English slipware, stoneware, and Oriental porcelain.
The author shows us how to apply pottery standards similar to those which hold good for other forms of art, such as music and literature. The student of pottery learns how to adapt recipes of pigments and glazes, and designs of kilns, to local conditions. In the last chapter a vivid workshop picture is given of the making of a kiln-load of pots stage by stage and problem by problem from start to finish. The position of the individual or artist-potter in an industrial age is also touched upon. This is a book primarily for the hand of the 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. "Mr. Leach has worked for a quarter of a century first in the Far East and more recently in England, and his output combines the best qualities of both worlds."--Times Literary Supplement.
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A classic,
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A must read for any serious potter.
The Leach family continues the same tradition, producing amazing work. Too bad this is not being rebulished.
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