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963
Title
Black Yixing cricket travelling box2nd half 19th century
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Black Yixing cricket travelling box2nd half
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BATEA : 952
Simple name
tunnel
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ceramic; stoneware; Yixing; Qing; cricket; scholar; China; black; mark; 19th century
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marked as 396 on object
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A black clay Yixing cricket travelling box and cover of deep circular form narrowing towards the top, which has a thickened ridge round the rim. The surface is patinated to appear like metal. The sides have two ring handles from bearded monkey-like animal masks in relief on either side. The base and cover have leaf shaped cartouches with double lined borders with three characters in relief reading 'jing ji zao'.
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pottery
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good
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The inscription needs to be read again as the rendering into English seems to have been recorded differently here to Batea 951
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2nd half 19th century
Production period
Qing
Production place
China
Production site name
Yixing
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