Gourd cricket cage with silk bag

Details

• Title

  Gourd cricket cage with silk bag

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  gourd, mould-grown; ivory rim; metal wire inside; hardstone lid; silk bag, with cotton lining

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fruit › gourd;

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory;

  inorganic › stone;

  processed material › metal;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

  more

• Technique index

  formed › moulded;

  carved

• Object type

  transport/carrier › carrier › bag;

  animal equipment › cage › insect-cage › cricket-cage

• Dimensions

  14 cm max. (height)
  7.5 cm max. (diameter)

• No. of items

  3

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of Mrs H. B. Holt and the Eric North Bequest Fund, 1981.

• Museum location

  refer to individual records

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1981.18

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