清十九世紀 五彩百花地開光「三國演義」圖獅耳瓶一對

each enameled with scenes from the historical novel San Guo Yan Yi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) portraying Sun Quan and his family in various settings, against a florid ground, the necks flanked by molded lion-and-cub handles, with chilong on the shoulders (2)

Both vases have small loses to the enamels around the mouth. There is light wear to the gilding and general signs of surface wear consistent with age for vases of this type. There are some slight firing imperfection, but overall good condition.
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