Sujet

Gourd cricket box, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Gourd cricket box, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century. Cricket box of natural waisted form with ivory mountings and reticulated rhino horn cover carved with butterflies and flowers. People still buy crickets in China, believing the chirping will help children to sleep. Crickets, like fighting cocks, are also used for battle, and bets are placed on the outcome.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1770

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B73_458

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,9Mo (395,6Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,1cm / 2205 x 2845 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal pays récipient insecte La Chine Chinois boîte couleur couleur rhinocéros cricket rhino endroit siècle ivoire objet façonné dynastie objet façonné dynastie qing 19e siècle 18e siècle Dix-huitie siècle dix-neuvie siècle Museum of East Asian Art object Unknown object