Each of well potted compressed globular form, oppose a short and high cylindrical neck, decorated with two large panels reserved: one is representing a scene with a high dignitary surrounded by ladies court and attendants in a pavilion terraced garden, the other with bird of the paradise on a rocky ridge between flowers, leaves, peonies tree in bloom. On a yellow background of foliage flowers unfold between pomegranate and large lotus flowers, bats and infinite knot; the shoulder with two handles in the shape of a dragon and at the top of the moon-flasks a band with stylized ruyi heads closes the decoration. In quite good conditions, one flask more leaning than the other, and three dragon tails missing.47 cm high, 35 cm wideA PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN MOONFLASKS, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY (2)Provenance: from the private collections of a Florentine gentleman and thence by descend