A rectangular slab vase in the manner of Shoji Hamada, from The Leach Pottery, with shallow collar neck, tenmoku glaze with sweeping brush work motifs in resist decoration, height 11.5cm, width 8.5cm.

Provenance - This vase was purchased and owned by Gillian (Gill) Harrington who worked at the Leach Pottery on Kensignton Church Walk in the early 1970s. Gill had originally worked for Bernard Stone at the Turret Bookshop which shared a space with The Leach Pottery. During her time working at The Turret Bookshop Gill became close friends with Sybil Hansen who worked for Leach at the Kensington Church Walk shop. From this friendship Gill began working at the shop covering shifts and selling the ceramics. Her daughter, who studied at St Mary Abbots School just down the road remembers sitting with her mother in the shop after school and also being taught how to pot by William (Bill) Marshall. Her diaries of the time make numerous mentions to her job at The Leach Pottery and her close friendship with both Sybil Hansen and Guy Worsdell. This piece and the other two examples were acquired by Gill at her time there.

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