The compressed globular body rising from a slightly tapered foot to a lobed garlic-head mouth, the waisted neck encircled by a raised band, covered overall in a smooth celadon glaze, the recessed base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character Chien-Lung seal mark, 11.5 inch high. Provenance: From the collection of P. H. Heilbron, Surrey, UK by descent