A pair of large Imari vases and covers | Edo period, late 17th century

Property from a Distinguished European Private Collection

A pair of large Imari vases and covers

Edo period, late 17^th century

the oviform vases with tall necks, the domed covers with wide rims surmounted by finials of eagles, each decorated iron red and gill on underglaze blue, depicting various panels including hydrangea, peony and wisteria, beneath foliate bands of chrysanthemums, the domed covers similarly decorated

each approx. 88 cm., 34⅝ in. high