Includes a tall blue and white vase with large and small crackle and overglaze cobalt blue hand-painting of a mountainous village scene with houses and a man and his ox crossing a bridge, applied etched brown borders to top and bottom of body of vase, marked on the underside; and a smaller cylinder blue and white vase decorated with white plum blossom branches against a cobalt blue ground, two blue circles on underside.

12.25 in. (tallest)

The Lifelong Collection of Keith and Caroline Gray, Charlotte, NC. Keith and Caroline Gray were passionate about antiques, art, and history. Together they attended antique shows and auctions for decades – assembling a collection particularly strong on American coin silver, Asian art, historical documents, early images, and English ceramics. Both were longtime supporters of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, with Caroline serving in multiple capacities from docent to a member of the acquisitions board and trustee. Caroline translated her love of material culture into a successful career, becoming a certified property appraiser in Charlotte.

Smaller vase has a rim chip; larger vase has rough edge to one area of rim.