A pair of Imari tapering vases

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A pair of Imari tapering vases
with widely flaring necks, painted and gilt with shaped roundels of ho-o in flight among chrysanthemums and maple issuing from behind fences, all on a ground of stylised brocade balls and open fans among a dense profusion of butterflies and flowers -- 18¼in. (46.3cm.) high. See Illustration. (2)

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