a Jar
Chinese, two Wucai transitional vases, one with wide mouth, body with floral and vase decoration, unmarked base, 7-1/2 in., [one with chip and crack at top rim into body, minor firing flaws,] one with peonies and Buddhisitic lions, unglazed foot, traces of old labels, 6-3/4 in., [extensive old repairs and chip to top rim, stapled repair, minor firing flaws, repair to base edge;] Wucai baluster-form jar with The Three Abundances, persimmons, pomegranates and peaches, 6-1/4 in., [extensive firing flaws to interior of top rim, old cracks, extensive breaks and repairs through body extending to base], (three pieces) . Provenance: Vases Nathan Bentz & Co.; Vermeer & Griggs, Los Angeles (labels); Estate of Michael Lawrence Vermeer, Atlanta, Georgia