Cricket Cage
1880-1930 (made)
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Cricket cage, curved rectangular form, plain bamboo top and base with lightly lacquered close-set bars. At the rear, four of the bars are set into a free-running crosspiece, and slide upwards through the pierced top. The top drilled to allow for a carrying cord, the present cord is not the original.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bamboo, carved and slighlty lacquered |
| Brief description | Cricket cage, carved and lacquered bamboo, China, 1880-1930 |
| Physical description | Cricket cage, curved rectangular form, plain bamboo top and base with lightly lacquered close-set bars. At the rear, four of the bars are set into a free-running crosspiece, and slide upwards through the pierced top. The top drilled to allow for a carrying cord, the present cord is not the original. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 55, fig. 59. |
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| Accession number | FE.23-1976 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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