A SAMSON IMARI-PATTERN BALUSTER VASE AND DOMED COVER of faceted form with a kylin finial, painted in underglaze-blue, iron-red, green and gilding with a phoenix in flight, the reverse with a smaller phoenix on an island, flanked by bamboo and chrysanthemum, the shoulder and foot with shaped bands of underglaze-blue scrolling foliage reserved with chrysanthemums edged with thick black lines, the cover with similar decoration (repaired rim chip to cover, slight wear to paint and gilding), late 19th Century