A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'IMMORTALS' BOWLS AND THREE VASES

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'IMMORTALS' BOWLS AND THREE VASES
KANGXI 1662-1722

The bowl painted with twelve Immortals including Shoulao to the exterior, and a single figure to the interior, a six character Chenghua mark, the largest vase painted with peony, chrysanthemum and magpies, the others with precious things and phoenix, together with three wood covers and a wood stand, 20.5cm. (8)

Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham (1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated to the York Civic Trust after Noel?s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of both Bluett's and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.