Object Details
- Description
- There are six vertical seams on the sides and square seams at the base of this gourd, resulting from molds. A plain ivory rim reinforces the top edge of the gourd. One large and two smaller lions appear on the lid of the piece. The eyes of the lions are inlaid with a darker material. Beneath the lions a geometric reticulated design decorates the ivory lid.
- a=gourd; b=ivory and wood lid; c= silk pouch with yellow, brown, and red trellis design over stripe lined in green silk. This pouch is missing its drawstring.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 19th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1984.38.10a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Container
- Medium
- Gourd, ivory, tortoise shell
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16.2 x 7 cm (6 3/8 x 2 3/4 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- cricket
- China
- Chinese Art
- Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1984.38.10a-c
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye323bc2d01-7be2-487f-818f-f65f914452dc
