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Bernard Howell Leach, Chen mun Gate, 1918

Posted: July 9th, 2026 | No Comments »

English, Hong Kong-born, Bernard Howell Leach (1887-1979). Attended the Slade and the London School of Art, studied etching under the legendary Frank Brangwyn. Taught and studied art in Japan 1909-1920. In 1918 he visited Peking and produced this soft ground etching on paper of the “Chen mun” (Qianmen) Gate.



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