A GROUP OF FAMILLE ROSE WARES CHINA, 18TH CENTURY

The group comprises a pair of small gu-form vases enameled with flowering branches and rocks; a 'bird and flower' cup and saucer; and a pair of reticulated spill vases decorated with scholars. Together with a molded and enameled snuff bottle with an apocryphal Qianlong mark on the base, 19th century.
The gu-form vases: 43⁄8 in. (11.3 cm.) high (each)

Provenance
The gu-form vases:
Spink & Son Ltd., London (according to label).
Mary (1904-1981) and Leigh Block (1905-1987) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned prior to 1988.

The cup and saucer:
James W. Alsdorf (1913-1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (1925-2019) Collection, Winnetka and Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1969.

The spill vases and the snuff bottle:
Mary (1904-1981) and Leigh Block (1905-1987) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned prior to 1988.

Literature
The cup and saucer:
"Art of Asia Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1969," Archives of Asian Art, vol. 24, Durham, 1970/1971, p. 106.