Attributed to Bernard Leach Ash Glazed Tea Bowl with Iron Brush Motif #5491

width: approx. 12.1 cm (4.76 in)
height: approx. 8.2 cm (3.23 in)
weight: approx. 361g

This ceramic tea bowl features a rounded form and a deer motif rendered in iron-brown brushwork. A soft glaze in pale blue-gray and warm olive-beige tones covers the surface, allowing the texture of the clay body to remain subtly visible beneath it. The animal design appears to depict a deer, drawn with simple, fluid lines and placed within an open composition that gives the bowl a quiet sense of movement.

The layered glaze creates a natural scenic effect across the surface, while the brush rhythm and visible wheel-thrown character around the foot and interior emphasize the handmade quality of the piece. These ceramic details are especially appealing to collectors who value glaze landscape, clay texture, and balanced form. Suitable for tea display, tea bowl collections, and studio pottery shelves, this ceramic vessel offers a strong decorative presence through its deer motif, impressed base marks, and softly modulated glaze surface.