23. STONEWARE GOURD WITH WHITE GLAZE Late Tang Dynasty (618-906)/Five Dynasties period (907-960) A WHITE-GLAZED BAG-SHAPED FLASK Late Tang Dynasty/Five Dynasties period With generously rounded sides tapering to a recessed base, gathered to a broad ridge at the top beneath an arc-shaped handle rising from the back of the flask to the short upright cylindrical spout with lipped rim, decorated with three raised filets running low across the wide sides and front, and gathered below the spout, each bordered by impressed rings imitating rivets, covered with an unctuous white glaze pooling to a greenish tone in the recesses and terminating in an uneven line around the unglazed foot, the glazed base incised with the character guan. 20.3cm (8in) high. 唐晚期/五代 白釉皮囊壺 Provenance: Acquired from Priestley & Ferraro, London, 20 March 2009 A distinguished German private collection 來源： 於2009年3月20日得自倫敦古董商覺是軒（Priestley & Ferraro） 德國顯赫私人珍藏