An apple form water pot (pingguo zun), the mouth incurving from the shoulders above a slightly compressed globular form body, the whole covered in an orange peeled sea foam celadon bubble suffused glaze stopping in a line above the foot exposing the fine white paste. The concave foot covered in a clear glaze under which the underglaze blue zhuanshu mark and period of Qianlong is written.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 乾隆 Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Height:  2 1/2" (6.3cm)  Width:  4 1/8" (10.5cm)
Provenance:  Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 429
Please refer to item #CE-339-429 when inquiring.