A CELADON-GLAZED GLOBULAR WATER POT, PINGGUOZUN, YONGZHENG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD China, 1723-1735. The globular body, which tapers towards the unglazed foot, and curves inward to the rounded interior of the neck, is covered inside and out, and on the base, with a superbly even and immaculate glaze of pale blueish-green color. The base with a neatly painted underglaze blue six-character seal mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period. Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong. Condition: Absolutely perfect condition with only very minor wear and firing irregularities. Weight: 268.5 g Dimensions: Height 7.5 cm Expert’s note: It is rare to find vessels which such a perfect, unctuous glaze that shows literally no firing flaws whatsoever, even at the pinnacle of the production of monochrome wares. As expected, the foot has been left unglazed and was stained dark brown. Literature comparison: Compare with a clair-de-lune glazed waterpot in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Wang Qingzheng (ed.), Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pl. 240, and a peachbloom example, formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, illustrated in The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Decorative Arts, Part II. Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings. Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets, Washington, D.C., 1998, pl. 72. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bowl, but slightly larger (10 cm), and with a Qianlong mark, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 18-19 September 2014, lot 904, sold for USD 37,500. 雍正款與年代青瓷蘋果尊筆洗 中國, 1723-1735年。蘋果尊器口內凹，通體施青釉，淡雅勻淨，胎體厚度適中，曲線優美。器底青花書“大清雍正年制”。 來源：美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn, 自此保存在同一家族保存至今。Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), 是Retta 和Omar Kilborn的兒子，出生在四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作，是多篇著作的作者，還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年，他離開中國，成為香港大學生理學教授。 圖片: Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位) 品相：絕對完美的狀態，只有極少的磨損和燒傷不規則現象。 重量：268.5 克 尺寸：高 7.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件乾隆款但尺寸略微較大(10厘米)的碗，售于紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場2014年9月 18-19日，lot 904, 售價USD 37,500.