Bernard Leach (1887-1979)

Nearly all examples of this lidded jar are decorated with bold carved brush strokes in iron oxide over cobalt, for regular production. The shape is almost certainly derived from a Chinese 14th century example. For similar examples see Bernard Leach, The English Potters, The Listener magazine, 2nd January 1947, and The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Bernard Leach, (Tokyo, 2012), p.102.

A similar example was sold Christie's London, 7th November 2012, lot 81.