A pair of Japanese Imari figures of bijin Edo Period, late 17th/early 18th century

each modelled standing with one hand raised to the chest and the other clutching their robes, their elaborate kimono painted in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt, one decorated with floral arrangements, the other with hares sprinting between fences

One figure has restoration to the neck and repainting below this area and an area of restoration to the left tie to the back of the head. There is also a 1.8cm by 0.8cm chip to the lower front left side of the robe. The other figure is in good condition, but both figures are missing something that would have been held in the left hand.
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