PAIR OF BALUSTER VASES with flared necks in porcelain and polychrome enamels in the famille rose style, decorated with an immortal seated on a root armchair holding a rúyì, a servant behind him holding a staff on which scrolls hang, another presenting him with a tray containing a "jué" and a peony "mu dan". Mark "Ju ren Táng zhi" on the bases ("made for the pavilion where one resides in benevolence"), mentioning the place in the palace for which this pair of vases was intended. (Restorations to the base of one and to the neck of the other). China, Yuan Shikai period, Hongxian era (1916). A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE STYLE PORCELAIN VASES, CHINA, YUAN SHIKAI PERIOD, HONGXIAN AREA, 1916. HEIGHT. 25,7 CM (10 1/8 IN.)