Details
The first, a guan-type rounded censer with flared rim, is covered overall with a pale greyish-green glaze suffused with brown crackles; the second, a ge-type square dish with everted mouth rim, is painted in brown at the center of the interior with a shou character, with further scrolls on the rim.
512 in. (14 cm.) diam.; 334 in. (9.8 cm.) square


Provenance
First:
Elaine Madlener (1912-1989) Collection, before 1986.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1986.

Second:
Russell Tyson (1867-1963) Collection, Chicago, before 1964.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1964.
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