A rare and fine Chinese incised red and brown lacquer 'Ear-Cup', Western Han Dynasty (206BC -9 AD) finely incised using an awl or needle in zhuihua (awl-incision) technique with scrolling clouds and swirling borders, with painted red accents. With its exhibition catalogue, Transition to Empire: Art from the Warring States to Han china, March 18-26, 2011, New York. 2011Transition to Epire: Art from the Warring States to Han china, 14.2 cm long, 11 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection, Osaka, 1980s. Hirano Kotoken Ltd, Tokyo. Joe-Hynn Yang, Courage & Joy Asian Art Advisory, New York. Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia. An important private collection, NSW.