666 - A Chinese lacquered 'ear' cup, erbei, Warring States period 戰國 漆耳盃 The elliptical body set with a pair of slender wing-shaped handles, the interior painted red, the exterior and handle with abstract motifs painted in red against a black ground Size:(14.6cm long) Qty: (1) Notes: Elliptical-form ear cups were produced from the Warring States period (475-221 B.C.E) until the 5th century, and are generally found in three forms: cups with either rectangular ears, round ears, or those with a stem foot. The present lot is a typical example of a Warring States-era piece, as noted in '2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer', Hong Kong, 1993, p.28. See a related ear cup from the Western Han dynasty in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, acc. no. 1991.7; and another in the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, no. S2012.9.1592. 耳杯，又稱「羽觴」，是中國古代極具代表性的器物。從戰國時期至五世紀，其橢圓形形制伴隨飲食文化的演變，發展出多樣的樣式。根據考古發現與著錄，耳杯主要分為以下三類：矩形耳；圓形耳；帶圈足。本品可參考《中國漆器二千年》，香港，1993年，頁 28： 該書詳盡描述了戰國時期耳杯的漆藝特徵與比例；克利夫蘭藝術博物館，館藏編號 1991.7： 展示了西漢時期耳杯的成熟工藝；史密森尼國家亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號 S2012.9.1592：。