China, 1750-1850. Of flattened ovoid form with a sprawling neck and superb hollowing. The finely polished honey toned stone showing playful darker markings open to imaginative interpretation.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: Superb condition with 'natural flaws' in the material and microscopic nicks to the lip.Stopper: Coral cabochon with gilt bronze fitting and metal spoonWeight: 130.6 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 8 mm清代影子鼻烟壺 中國,1750-1850年。扁平卵形,寬頸,掏膛良好。 精細拋光,蜜糖色瑪瑙顯示出俏皮的脈絡紋理,令人充滿想像力。 來源:美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn,自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta and Omar Kilborn的兒子,出生於中國四川。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:極佳的狀態,天然瑕疵,唇部邊緣有細微刻痕。 壺蓋:珊瑚蓋,鎏金銅托,金屬小壺匙 重量:130.6 克 尺寸:總高70 毫米,頸部直徑22 毫米,嘴部直徑8 毫米