Tang Dynasty|Of ovoid form rising to a gently waisted neck, applied to one side of the high shoulder with a short spout shaped as the head of a mythical beast, the other side flanked by a handle modelled in the form of a Buddhist lion clambering on the rim, all under an attractive glaze of creamy-white tone, fitted box. 19.5cm (7 5/8in) high (2).|唐 刑窯白釉獅耳執壺Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong circa 1980s-1990s來源： 思源堂收藏，於約1980至1990年代購自香港Compare with a related white-glazed ewer, 9th century, Late Tang dynasty, formerly in the Eurmorfopoulos collection, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, of similar form modelled with a lion handle, illustrated by S.Pierson, Chinese Ceramics, London, 2009, p.19, no.18. Another related Xingyao ewer, Tang dynasty, of similar size and form but with a strap handle, is illustrated by B.Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1965, p.100, no.286.A related white-glazed ewer, Tang dynasty, similarly modelled with a lion handle and beast spout, was sold at Christie's New York, 26 March 2003, lot 206.