Pair of vases of the Qing dynasty. China, 19th century. Glazed porcelain. Presents old restorations

Pair of Qing dynasty vases. China, 19th century.
Enamelled porcelain.
Both pieces have old restorations.
Measurements: 64 cm (height) x 24 cm (diameter).
Pair of Chinese vases with a cylindrical tank, gently curved at the shoulders, with a neck of the same shape, with straight walls interrupted only by mouldings in relief at mid-height, and a wide, flat, tall mouth. They have a beautiful decoration inspired by the Canton Green Family, a Western name for a style of Chinese polychrome porcelain derived from wucai (literally, 'five colours'). Wucai was created during the Ming dynasty and has been widely used in China ever since. It is characterised by only some of the motifs being executed in cobalt-blue underglaze, while the rest of the decoration is applied already on the glaze. In addition, black glaze is added for the outlines, in the early days covered with a translucent green glaze to fix it. The Green Family style is a type of wucai called yingcai ("solid colours"), which is characterised by the predominance of copper oxide green. The name yingcai refers to the quality of the glazes, which are crystalline because they are mostly applied to the glaze.