A pair of famille rose enameled lantern vasesDaoguang mark, Republic period
The two vases of identical form, each with a flaring lip and supported by a high foot, each with famille rose enamels depicting several young boys with a lady, one composition the mirror image of the other, reversed with a twenty-eight character inscription in ink followed by two iron red painted seals Xu and Ying, the foot with six-character iron red mark.
8 1/4in (21cm) high (2).