A pair of Japanese porcelain Imari vases and covers, 19th century

of octagonal form, decorated in enamels and gilding on an iron-red ground with variously shaped panels depicting coiled dragons, ho-o amongst clouds and trees issuing from rockwork, between underglaze-blue borders with trellis and foliate panels, the domed covers similarly decorated, the covers with gilt finials in the form of a mythical beast

height 72cm high; 28 3/8 in.