JAPAN, Arita kilns - 17th or 18th century. A pair of large octagonal porcelain potiches decorated in blue underglaze with peacocks among peonies and flowering rocks, the shoulder decorated with reserves of shishi and dragons in clouds, the neck decorated with hanabishi and peonies, the lid with reserves of phoenixes and flowers. (Repaired, restored and glued). Height 60 cm - Total height with lids: 83 cm Provenance : La Rochefoucauld Collection at Château de Verteuil. Expert : Mrs Alice Jossaume, cabinet PORTIER Associés