Details
Comprising a famille noire 'phoenix tail' vase decorated with birds flying amidst blossoming prunus, with a double circle in underglaze blue on the base, and a wucai 'figural' beaker vase, gu.
The 'phoenix tail' vase: 17516 in. (44 cm.) high
The beaker vase: 1618 in. (41 cm.) high
Provenance
The 'phoenix tail' vase:
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, no. 3951 (according to label).
Henry C. Schwab (1867-1941) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1941.

The Gu-form vase:
Albertine W. Valentine (1875-1963) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1942.
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