Gourd Cricket Cage Maker: Chen Jintang (Chinese, died 1930s)

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Late 19th–early 20th century

Asian Art

Medium

Gourd with ivory-rimmed mouth and reticulated cover

Dimensions

With Lid: 5 1/2 × 3 in. (13.97 × 7.62 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Susan M. Yecies, B.A. 1971

Accession Number

2015.124.1a-b

Geography
Culture
Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or Republican period (1912–49)

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Susan M. Yecies, New York; Christie's, 22 March 1999, sale 9082, lot 122.
Bibliography

  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).

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Marks

Seal-like mark on the bottom

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