A private collection of Chinese cricket cages and related...
A private collection of Chinese cricket cages and related items - a 19th century Chinese gourd cricket
cage of moulded waisted form, carved with a phoenix among leafy foliage, indistinct 4-character mark to base, the ivory mounted tortoiseshell cover carved with a squirrel & bird among lotus, with ivory collar, 6.25ins. (15.9cms.) high.
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A private collection of Chinese cricket cages and related items - a 19th century Chinese gourd cricket
cage of moulded waisted form, carved with a phoenix among leafy foliage, indistinct 4-character mark to base, the ivory mounted tortoiseshell cover carved with a squirrel & bird among lotus, with ivory collar, 6.25ins. (15.9cms.) high.