A pair of massive famille noire enameled porcelain baluster vases, Kangxi Mark and Period, each of square section, the waist neck and tapering walls painted in white, yellow, aubergine and green enamels with birds, seasonal blossoms and flowering branches against a rich black enamel ground, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue beneath a colorless glaze and supported on a wide, unglazed foot pad. H 32in. (81cm)