Pair of vases in white, polychrome and gilt Imari porcelain, Japan, 18th century

Pair of vases in white, polychrome and gilt Imari porcelain, Japan, 18th century
cylindrical body painted with subjects from the oriental repertoire such as female figures pulling a cart; on the external band of the opening and near the foot they depict minute landscapes with characters and buildings, h. cm. 62 (a vase with chipping on the edge; cracks under the base)Provenance: paper label Karlsr. Inventar. Seite 167 Nummer: 3211a; Sotheby's Baden adhesive label, no. 5259 (from the Sotheby's sale Die Grossherzogliche Sammlung Baden, Baden-Baden, 17 Oktober 1995, Katalogband VI, no. 5259)