A pair of large Japanese pear shaped vases

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A pair of large Japanese pear shaped vases
with wavy rims, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with lacquer and gilt panels depicting cranes and other birds amongst bamboo, peonies and chrysanthemums, all on grounds of fruiting and blossoming branches -- 52in. (134cm.) high, 19th Century. (2)

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