Comprising a pair of gu-form vases and three baluster vases and covers, each of octagonal section and brightly painted with shaped panels of bird-and-flower scenes including prominent crickets and mantises, the necks of the covered vases and mid-bodies of the gu vases alternating flowering branches with mountainous landscapes, all between iron-red oeil de perdrix ground bands punctuated by lotus and gilt chrysanthemums, the covers surmounted by gilt Buddhistic lion finials.