Late Tang dynasty|The lobed, ovoid body rising from a neatly cut splayed foot, surmounted by a flaring neck set between a short tapering upright spout and a pinched double strap handle, the thick black glaze thinning at the edges and wiped clean at the base revealing the fine and dense buff stoneware body. 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high|唐晚期 耀州窰黑釉瓜棱式執壺ProvenanceRoger Keverne, London, 2002PublishedRoger Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2002, London, pg. 47, no. 44