Large Arita ewer, Japan, 17th century

Large baluster?shaped porcelain ewer decorated in underglaze blue, featuring in the central reserve a lady with a parasol accompanied by her maid and a small dog, framed by birds and a mountainous landscape with a pagoda in two additional cartouches.

Eido period, second half of the 17th century, circa 1670–1680

Height: 19 cm
Diameter: 13 cm