A matching pair of Chinese, porcelain vases of elongated tear-drop form, decorated in a Cantonese fashion with panel illustrations of groups of figures in a courtyard setting, with dark cobalt borders against a diapered copper-red ground, with pairs of flattened taotie lug handles at the necks and arched, spreading, lobed feet & mouths. H. 11 1/4in.(28.5cm) Condition: Extensive repairs have been made to both pieces, particularly at the necks.