TWO LARGE JAPANESE IMARI FIGURES OF BEAUTIES

TWO LARGE JAPANESE IMARI FIGURES OF BEAUTIES
EDO PERIOD, C.1700

Both bijin typically decorated in underglaze blue, red, black and gilt; the two graceful figures depicted standing and smiling gently, each holding the hem of her garment and with her hair elegantly held up with a comb; their robes similarly decorated with prunus flowers, bamboo and hana-bishi (quatrefoil patterns), their collars with maple leaves, 45.2cm and 43.5cm. (2)