The workshop of a celebrated British potter who drew much of his inspiration from Japan and led the craft pottery movement in Britain has been restored to its former glory and opened to the public after a massive fundraising effort.
A variety of organizations and members of the public from Britain and Japan together raised a total of £1.7 million (¥337 million) to revamp the former home of Bernard Leach (1887-1979), which has been a working pottery since 1920.
Leach led the revolution against factory-made pottery and much of his work was influenced by his time spent learning his craft in Japan.