A RED AND BLACK LACQUERED-WOOD 'EAR CUP’, ER BEI WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH–3RD CENTURY BC

A RED AND BLACK LACQUERED-WOOD 'EAR CUP’, ER BEI
WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH–3RD CENTURY BC
The elliptical cup rests on a flat base, with the deep rounded sides rising to a thin lip and flanked by a pair of ‘butterfly-wing' shaped ears decorated with zig-zag patterns on top and spiral motifs on the sides. The decorations are painted in red and black, the lower sides and base are lacquered in black, and the interior is lacquered red.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, cloth box

Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1995.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2113C.