comprising two Chinese yenyen vases each painted continuously around the exterior with figures situated in a mountainous waterscape, the furthest right illustrated Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, the other 19th Century; a large 18th Century Chinese jar with alternating panels of birds and flowers and figures in landscapes, with a domed cover similarly decorated; a late 17th Century Japanese octagonal jar with a pair of phoenixes amongst flowering branches and pomegranates below stylised blossoms at the shoulders; together with a 18th Century Chinese blue and white domed cover

As illustrated from the furthest right, the Kangxi yenyen vase is broken around the neck and re-attached with associated brown adhesions visible, with a further piece reattached next to this (approx 6.5 x 3 cm), and with a rim chip (approx. 1x2cm). The other yenyen vase in good condition. The large jar with a section missing at the rim (approx. 9x3 cm) and frits at the rim and foot. Its cover as illustrated with minor glaze flakes. The octagonal jar with two small bruises to the rim (largest approx. 4.5 x 0.5 cm), and a chip to the rim (approx. 4x2 cm). The cover not illustrated missing the finial, and with a section missing at the rim (approx. 8x4cm). All with minor burst bubbles and iron spots in various areas.
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