Antique Chinese Gourd Cricket Winter Cage Carvings of Dragons 3.25" Kashigata it remains in good condition

it remains in good condition

We've heard that the Smithsonian Museum in DC has also used this same product in their wood and metal restoration

God of Wealth)

5" tall (21

Oregon have been in the Japanese antique business for over 40 years

Antique Chinese Gourd Cricket Winter Cage Carvings of Dragons 3.25" Kashigata it remains in good conditionThis is a collectible antique Chinese cricket cage carved from a round gourd. Keeping crickets and then the art of making these gourd homes started in the 5th century Tang Dynasty. Cricket were kept warm and comfortable near the pillow so their song could be heard through the night. Collected in the 1960's while the previous owner lived and traveled extensively in China. It has been in storage or carefully displayed for over five decades, it has a