A LARGE PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL AND TWO COVERED BALUSTER VASESImari ware, Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid-19th centuryEach painted in underglaze blue, iron red, and gilt; the bowl with a scalloped rim, the interior well decorated with panels of blossoming plum, perched hawks, and floral sprays, the exterior decorated with alternating panels of flyingho-o birds and cherry blossom trees by koi ponds, inscribedFuki choshun,42.6cm (16¾in) diam.; the vases and covers decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums in Chinese vases and smaller panels with floral sprays and arabesques, the covers surmounted by a finial in the form of ashishi (Chinese mythical lion), signed with an indistinct seal,each 38.8cm (15¼in) high. (5).