Perfect Form, Perfectly Spare Chinese Stoneware Ear Cup, c. 600 AD fine needlework including a few pages of

including a few pages of advertising at the end

7 3/8 x 5 11/16 in (18

both painted on waxed canvas stretched over solid wood panel

Table measures 5" t x 3 9/16" x 3 3/16"

this graphite drawing is one of a few more I'm listing from the same stash

Perfect Form, Perfectly Spare Chinese Stoneware Ear Cup, c. 600 AD fine needlework including a few pages ofTo my eye the most perfectly minimal, perfectly proportioned shallow vessel, just what it needs to be and not a thing more, this is a very old Chinese "ear cup", c 600 AD, which I purchased from a collector, dealer and friend in Maine. Chinese ear cups, or 'erbei' in Chinese, are an ancient form, functional as vessels for drinking, but more broadly embodying Chinese philosophy, aesthetics, and social customs and exquisite craftsmanship. And indeed,