A SMALL AND RARE WHITE JADE EAR CLEANERWarring States PeriodThe flattened jade of elongated form, decorated on one side with two S- and C-shaped coiled tails, tapering to a small circular pad, the stone of a brilliant translucent tone.4.2cm (1 5/8in) longProvenance: 戰國 白玉小耳勺Provenance:An Asian private collection來源:亞洲私人收藏It is very rare to find a jade ear cleaner of this form from the Warring States period. There appears to be only one existing published example with a similar form from the Eastern Zhou dynasty, see M. Loehr,Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1975, p.305.pare also an example of a ear cleaner from the collection of the late Susan Chen, sold at China Guardian, Hong Kong, 31 May 2016, lot 706.玉製挖耳勺在春秋時多見，戰國相對少見，僅見一例Grenville L. Winthrop舊藏，其造型與本拍品相類，見M. Loehr，《Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum》，哈佛大學，1975年，頁305。再對比已故陳淑貞女士舊藏一件戰國人首耳勺，售於香港嘉德，2016年5月31日，拍品706。