Mitsukoshi Signatures 1964 My Exhibition [Visitor’s Book for Japanese Exhibition]

Small quarto covered in silk fabric with spine ties. Paper label with Leach’s label for the book written vertically on the front (to the western eye, rear) cover. 19 leaves, 38 pages of signatures, most in Japanese characters, written vertically on the pages. A few Roman lettered transliterations of the visitors to Leach’s exhibition, including ‘Princess Chichita’. A lovely thing.

Leach’s regular trips to Japan and his own exhibitions held there maintained his relationship with the art and people of that country. Leach was a major figure of 20th century art who played a crucial pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters across the world, but most importantly in Britain and Japan.