Blue and white porcelain pitcher, Arita, Japan, 17th century With a spherical body resting on a foot, topped by a high cylindrical neck, with a handle on the side connecting the body to the neck. It is decorated in blue underglaze with figures in a landscape of flowers and trees. A red underglaze decoration was added later, probably in Holland. Height: 26 cm This type of ware was intended for export, particularly to Holland, which for many years held a monopoly on trade between Japan and the West.