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Chinese Cricket Cage

Antique Chinese Cricket Cage "Pagoda Tower" and a Metal Cricket
Antique Chinese Cricket Cage "Pagoda Tower" and a Metal Cricket

Antique Chinese Cricket Cage "Pagoda Tower" and a Metal Cricket

Located in Norton, MA

This is a noticeable and expensive hobby in the Chinese culture for keeping crickets as pets in a small cage.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Cricket Cage "House Form" and a Metal Cricket
Antique Chinese Cricket Cage "House Form" and a Metal Cricket

Antique Chinese Cricket Cage "House Form" and a Metal Cricket

Located in Norton, MA

This is a noticeable and expensive hobby in the Chinese culture for keeping crickets as pets in a small cage.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Bamboo Cricket Cage, Hand-Carved, Fan Shape, 1930
Vintage Chinese Bamboo Cricket Cage, Hand-Carved, Fan Shape, 1930

Vintage Chinese Bamboo Cricket Cage, Hand-Carved, Fan Shape, 1930

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Chinese Cricket Cages have been used for at least 1000 years to house crickets kept as pets for their fighting spirit or song.

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Vintage 1930s Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Bamboo

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Cricket Cage, with Dragon Heads, Circa 1900
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Cricket Cage, with Dragon Heads, Circa 1900

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Cricket Cage, with Dragon Heads, Circa 1900

Located in Stamford, CT

Chinese cricket cage with cloisonne enameled decoration and applied dragon heads.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Zinc

Chinese Carved Gourd Cricket Cage and a Modeled Cricket
Chinese Carved Gourd Cricket Cage and a Modeled Cricket

Chinese Carved Gourd Cricket Cage and a Modeled Cricket

Located in Norton, MA

This is a very noticeable and expensive hobby in the Chinese culture for keeping crickets as pets in a small cage.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose  Cricket Cage Artist's Mark
Antique 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose  Cricket Cage Artist's Mark

Antique 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Cricket Cage Artist's Mark

Located in Norton, MA

Antique 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Cricket Cage Artist's Mark Condition: very good, a small rim repair on the lid on the blank area, see photo #6.

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Qing Dynasty Fish Shaped Cricket Cage
18th Century Qing Dynasty Fish Shaped Cricket Cage

18th Century Qing Dynasty Fish Shaped Cricket Cage

Located in Incline Village, NV

For over 1000 years the Chinese have used crickets to keep as pets; typically for their "song", and also for good luck.

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Antique 1790s Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Antique Hand-Painted Chinese Export Porcelain Cricket Boxes, 1960s
Antique Hand-Painted Chinese Export Porcelain Cricket Boxes, 1960s

Antique Hand-Painted Chinese Export Porcelain Cricket Boxes, 1960s

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Wonderful collection of Chinese porcelain cricket boxes or cricket cage. These boxes were used to house and care for crickets, a popular pet in Chinese culture.

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

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Chinese Lucky Cricket Cage
Chinese Lucky Cricket Cage

Chinese Lucky Cricket Cage

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H 3.5 in W 4 in D 2.88 in

Chinese Lucky Cricket Cage

Located in Cookeville, TN

Your cricket can live in style in this antique cricket cage! There is a rock mounted on the inside with pieces of straw strewn about, one end has a section that can be raised up and ...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Tall Chinese Bamboo Birdcage with Cricket Cage, circa 1900
Tall Chinese Bamboo Birdcage with Cricket Cage, circa 1900

Tall Chinese Bamboo Birdcage with Cricket Cage, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This delicate wooden birdcage was once home to the tiny pet bird of a Qing-dynasty aristocrat. Dated to the late 19th century, the square cage is precisely assembled from thin bamboo...

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20th Century Chinese Qing Bird Cages

Materials

Porcelain, Bamboo, Ivory

Cricket Cage with Brass Cricket and a Taxidermy Budgie
Cricket Cage with Brass Cricket and a Taxidermy Budgie

Cricket Cage with Brass Cricket and a Taxidermy Budgie

Located in New York, NY

Keeping crickets as pets or for fighting emerged in China in early antiquity.

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Bird Cages

Materials

Metal, Brass

Chinese Double Gourd Longevity Cricket Cage
Chinese Double Gourd Longevity Cricket Cage

Chinese Double Gourd Longevity Cricket Cage

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H 2.75 in W 4.75 in D 2.75 in

Chinese Double Gourd Longevity Cricket Cage

Located in Chicago, IL

The practice of keeping crickets as pets began in China as early as the Tang dynasty, (618-907).

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Other

Chinese Double Gourd Cricket Cage with Shan Shui, c. 1900
Chinese Double Gourd Cricket Cage with Shan Shui, c. 1900

Chinese Double Gourd Cricket Cage with Shan Shui, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The practice of keeping crickets as pets began in China as early as the Tang dynasty (618-907).

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Petite Chinese Cricket Cage on Mount
Petite Chinese Cricket Cage on Mount

Petite Chinese Cricket Cage on Mount

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H 6.5 in W 3 in D 2 in

Petite Chinese Cricket Cage on Mount

Located in Chicago, IL

The practice of keeping crickets as pets began in China as early as the Tang dynasty (618-907).

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Early 20th Century Chinese Mounted Objects

Materials

Wire

Chinese gourd cricket cage

Chinese gourd cricket cage

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H 46 in W 22.5 in D 1.25 in

Chinese gourd cricket cage

Located in Austin, TX

Offline Order Template: Chinese gourd cricket cage

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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Chinese double gourd vase

Chinese double gourd vase

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H 46 in W 22.5 in D 1.25 in

Chinese double gourd vase

Located in Austin, TX

Offline Order Template: Chinese gourd cricket cage

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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Chinese Molded Gourd Cricket Cage
Chinese Molded Gourd Cricket Cage

Chinese Molded Gourd Cricket Cage

Located in Seattle, WA

Unusual Chinese cricket box with molded gourd body, bulbous wood rim, and a high, intricately carved tortoise shell cover. The surface of the gourd with continuous landscape scene of...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Tortoise Shell

Fine Chinese Octagonal Cricket Cage
Fine Chinese Octagonal Cricket Cage

Fine Chinese Octagonal Cricket Cage

Located in Seattle, WA

Exceptional Chinese cricket box of octagonal form. The case finely crafted of black rosewood wood with ivory rimmed glass window panes and intricately carved tortoise shell cover wit...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Glass

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