A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS FROM A GARNITUREC.1700The ovoid bodies decorated in gilt with peonies, chrysanthemum and paulownia issuing from behind trellis on a rich blue ground, the shoulder with three writhing dragons between panels of flowerheads, the covers with further dragons and flowers and topped with a fierce shishi on a rocky outcrop, 22cm max. (4)Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.Cf. Christie's London,16th June 1998, lot 260 for a five-piece garniture with three comparable vases. This design is described as a special order made through the Dutch East India Company and copying Chinese export ceramics.