Bernard Leach (1887-1979; Hong Kong/Britain) 

Rare Pitcher with Incised Horse Design
Glazed stoneware; ht. 10.5, wd. 9, dp. 8 in. 
Artist signed and stamped on base. 

Bernard Leach is, without a doubt, the best known and most prominent of British studio potters and considered the father of the Studio Pottery Movement. His friendship with Shoji Hamada and his shuttling between Japan and St Ives are well documented. It was not until after WWII and the publication of his first book "A Potters' Book" that he became widely recognized as a master in his field and continued to pot until 1972.