A pair of famille noire enameled hexagonal sectioned baluster vases


Late Qing/Republic periodEach potted with a cupped rim, upright neck and faceted walls forming an oval profile above the tall foot, painted with mirror images of long-tailed pheasants perched amid peonies, blossoming branches and garden rocks drawn in richly hued pigments against a mirror black ground, the shoulder and the foot showing smaller reserves of flowers, fish and water weeds set against intricate diaper panels (one vase chipped); the vases now affixed to conforming plexiglass stands.23 3/8in (59.4cm) height of porcelain 28 5/8in72.7cm) height including plexiglas base