The group comprises three baluster vases and covers and two slender gu vases, each of hexagonal form. The exterior is decorated with alternating panels of elegant ladies, lady and boy, and scholars in a mountainous river landscapes. The panels are divided by vertical scrolling flower heads. The shoulders are decorated with lappet bands on a prunus and cracked ice ground. The necks are each decorated with precious objects. The covers are surmounted with gilt-decorated Buddhist lion finials.
The vases and covers: 33 cm. high The gu vases: 29 cm. and 29.5 cm. high