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Cricket Cage

1880-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 9cm
Bibliographic reference
Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 55, fig. 59.
Collection
Accession number
FE.23-1976

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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