Gourd Cricket Cage | Yale University Art Gallery

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Late 19th century–early 20th century

Medium: Moulded gourd with ivory rim and reticulated lid
Dimensions: With Lid: 5 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (14.61 × 6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Susan M. Yecies, B.A. 1971
Accession Number: 2016.59.1a-b
Geography: China
Culture: Chinese
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or Republican period (1912–49)
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

Susan M. Yecies, New York; Sotheby's, Tuesday, September 23, 1997, sale 7018, lot 62

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 16

Object copyright

Not Assigned

Additional information

Inscriptions

"Paoxuan zuo" or Made by the Bottle-Gourd studio

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