Silk bag for a cricket cage

Details

• Title

  Silk bag for a cricket cage

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  silk, dyed red and pale-green; undyed cotton lining; with stitching in blue thread; blue silk drawstring

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  needleworked › stitched

• Object type

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

  transport/carrier › carrier › bag

• Dimensions

  14 cm (height)
  7.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

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

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1981.18.c

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