Bidspirit auction | Pair of large Imari vases,

Pair of large Imari vases, Japan, 19th cen - Pair of large Imari vases, Japan, 19th century (Edo/Meiji). The body is divided into two large, gracefully curved cartouches depicting natural scenes with cranes on the shore beneath a pine tree, rendered in cobalt blue, iron red, and gold both on and under the glaze. In the background, floral tendrils and additional, smaller cartouches; the neck is decorated accordingly. Slightly worn, H. 76 cm