FOUR BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

The group comprises a small seal-paste 'dragon' box and cover, with an apocryphal Chenghua mark on the base; a crackle-glazed bowl decorated with flowers and branches; a small soft-paste jar and cover; and a baluster vase.
The largest: 7 in. (17.7 cm.) high

Provenance
The box and cover:
Mr. (1830-1914) and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson (1837-1912) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1900.

The bowl:
Mr. (1856-1932) and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson (1859-1937) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1937.

The jar and cover:
Henry C. Schwab (1867-1941) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1941.

The vase:
Baerwald Collection 179/74 (according to label).
Henry C. Schwab (1867-1941) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1941.