Gourd cricket cage with tortoiseshell and ivory lid

Title

Gourd cricket cage with tortoiseshell and ivory lid
Associated place

China (place of creation)
Date

probably 18th century (1701 - 1800)
Material and technique

gourd, with ivory rim; tortoiseshell and ivory lid, with carved decoration
Material index

gourd;

ivory;

tortoise-shell
Technique index

carved
Object type

cricket-cage;

lid
Dimensions

with lid 10.6 cm (height)
8.7 cm (diameter)
No. of items

2
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.

EA1981.22