Japanese Vase - Love Birds - Pomegranates

Pretty little vases. They do look like mid 20th century pieces, so you are probably thereabouts with the age.
It is hard to tell (with my eyes at least) whether they are part transfer printed and part hand painted.
They may be Oriental or European, in my opinion. Sorry I cannot give you anything solid to go on.

Not sure there is any Japanese connection. They look hand-coloured due to the
smears outside the black outlines.

I'd be inclined to agree that they are probably hand painted transfer prints. If not oriental they borrow the oriental symbolism of two birds as devoted lovers with pomegranates symbolizing fecundity- so a union blessed so to speak