A RARE RETICULATED 'FAMILLE-ROSE' DRAGON CRICKET CAGE, QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD
A RARE RETICULATED 'FAMILLE-ROSE' DRAGON CRICKET CAGE, QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIODEstimate $2,000 – $3,000
of rectangular form, the sides and one end glazed in green and pierced with an openwork trellis pattern within a puce spearhead border, the top pierced with two confronted dragons among clouds in puce, yellow and blue within a blue angular border, a circular aperture at one end, fitted wood stand
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20.5CM
A similar cricket cage and stopper was sold at Christie's London, 8th November 2005, lot 165