In 1910, the year of Roger Fry's Post Impressionism exhibition, a second exhibition of Chinese ceramics from the 10th to the 14th century inspired a new generation of artists to turn to the art of ceramics.

Bernard Leach was among the more important figures to be attracted by the abstract qualities of East Asian pottery, combining this with a love of the English ceramic tradition. He influenced a generation of artist potters, including Nora Braden and Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie.