Peter Rushforth b. 1920

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Peter Rushforth's pots are characterised by a synthesis of both European and Japanese aesthetic influences. He came to an appreciation of the Japanese Mingei aesthetic in unusual circumstances when he was a prisoner of war in Singapore. Later he became one of the most influential teachers of ceramics.
Tags: Woodfired stoneware, Influence of Japan, Zen, Prisoner of War, Mingei
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