Despite fears that England is increasingly becoming an unpleasant and vulgar country with an antisocial yob culture, internationally it is still blessed with an image of civilized gentility.
The current exhibition at the Yokohama Sogo Museum, showing the achievements of the world-famous Wedgwood brand of ceramics, is guaranteed to uphold this positive image in Japanese minds for a few more years.
Focusing on the life of the founder, Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), but also representing the subsequent history of the company up to the modern day, the exhibition includes hundreds of exhibits and covers a wide range of styles.