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Gourd cricket box, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century.
Gourd cricket box, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century. Cricket box of natural waisted form with ivory mountings and reticulated rhino horn cover carved with butterflies and flowers. People still buy crickets in China, believing the chirping will help children to sleep. Crickets, like fighting cocks, are also used for battle, and bets are placed on the outcome.
Unique Identifier
AR919587
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2205px × 2845px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
19th century
ANIMAL
artefact
Artifact
Box
china
CHINESE
color
Container
country
CRICKET
cricket box
DYNASTY
eighteenth century
Insect
Ivory
LOCATION
Museum of East Asian Art
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Object
qing dynasty
rhino
Rhinoceros
rhinoceros horn