Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryPainted in underglaze blue around the body with a wide band of minogame (turtle with a tail of weed) roundels alternating with cranes enclosed within octagonal reserves beneath a band of auspicious motifs, the handle and spout formed as a dragon, the domed cover (non-detachable) surmounted by a dragon; unsigned. 24cm (9?in) high.