A Chinese stoneware amphora dating from the Tang dynasty, with a stand. The vase features dragon handles, a sculpted neck, figures of children, and medallions at the shoulders. Dimensions are: 15 7/8 inches tall X 7 1/4 inches wide; 40.3 cm tall X 18.4 cm wide. All measurements are approximate. Condition: It is in good condition with some age wear. Provenance: From a collection in Houston, Texas. Collector was an executive at a major oil company and was based in Singapore and Hong Kong from the 1970s to early 1980s. A jar with dragon-headed handles dating from the Tang dynasty can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 38.56.7 (fig. 1). A similar jar from the early Tang dynasty is in the collection of Freer Gallery of Art, accession number F1943.4. Another such jar can be found in the Palace Museum, Beijing (fig.2). Sotheby's New York saleroom sold a jar with dragon-headed handles from the Tang dynasty on September 11, 2019, lot 526.來自德州休斯敦收藏。 藏家曾是一家大型石油公司的高管，從1970年代到1980年代初期在新加坡和香港工作。