A pair of Chinese blue-and-white baluster vases and covers, six-character Kangxi mark to the base, the vases in the shape of meiping, each painted around the body with bird and flowers between bands of floral reserves, the neck painted with floral branches under a band of decorative pattern, the hexafoil cover painted with bands of foliage reserves surmounted by a tall knop finial. 23.1 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection New South Wales