Box with Gourd Cages for Crickets

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Object Details

Description

Round wooden box with lid painted black, the bottom lined in a blue cotton quilted material.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

ca. 1900

Period

Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1984.38.12a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Toy and Entertainment

Medium

Wood and cotton

Dimensions

H x W: 21.9 x 35.9 cm (8 5/8 x 14 1/8 in)

Origin

China

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

wood

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

cricket

China

Chinese Art

Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ef1251f1-cc77-4ef7-9a81-413155c2b4a9

Record ID

fsg_F1984.38.12a-b