Early 19th century, a pair of porcelain jars with covers hand painted as a mirrored pair, two polychrome phoenixes are perched on a craggy rock, large pink peonies bloom all around them, small butterflies to the reverse side, turquoise glaze to underside.

12 1/2 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

One with small loss to glaze on finial and rim chips; other jar cover with chip and chip to jar rim; both with rubbing and loss to gilt around neck of jar.