A pair of rare peach-bloom glazed porcelain amphora vases, Liuye Zun. Marked inside the deep foot ring with blue six character Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark and probably of the period (1664- 1722). Each of slender, high-shouldered form with a tall neck and flaring mouth, tapering to an unglazed foot, the foot ring deeply sunk into the body, the glaze of speckled cherry-red suffused with pale rose toned areas, the mouth interior and inside the foot ring with a pale bluish-white ‘claire-de-lune’ glaze. Each raised on specific fitted wooden stands Each vase, known as ‘liuye zun’ (willowleaf vase) with the highly regarded, desirable glaze would have formed along with seven other pieces the ‘ba da ma’ (eight great numbers), a prescribed group of eight similarly glazed objects including a brush washer and other vessels to make a set destined for a Chinese scholar’s table. One with fine hairline crack at rim. Height excluding stands 15.5 cm