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*''Born: [[1887]]''
*''Died: 1979''

Bernard Leach was a British potter associated with the Japanese ''[[mingei]]'' (folk crafts) movement. He is known in particular for his role in bringing certain [[Song dynasty]] and Japanese ceramics styles to attention and interest in the West.

Leach developed a friendship with Japanese potter [[Hamada Shoji|Hamada Shôji]], who then spent time with Leach in Cornwall, England.<ref>Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum of Art.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/41752483012/in/dateposted/]</ref>

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