{"product_id":"an-antique-chinese-hand-painted-ceramic-cricket-box","title":"An Antique Chinese Hand Painted Ceramic Cricket Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"VegQre_54\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjq6ZKH6PWXAxVbSTABHXQcNmMQrsMTegoIAggACAAIEBAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese Antique Famille Rose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--cqw1tb VegQre_53\/WyzG9e--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[\u0026quot;Famille Rose\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;d3113d384bfd35fc\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;]]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eporcelain cricket box\u003c\/span\u003e (sometimes called a cricket cage or cricket bowl), dating back to the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e19th-century late Qing Dynasty\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. A charming antique, hand painted in famille rose enamels with a scene of three figures in a garden — a seated figure at a table with a vase of flowers, flanked by two standing attendants, all in soft pinks, turquoise, and blue against the white ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrickets were treasured in China, kept for their song, and housed in little boxes and cages like this one. Today it makes a wonderful small catch-all — for rings on a nightstand, paper clips on a desk, or simply sitting pretty on a stack of books, exactly as shown. Imported from England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 1.5\"\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 4.5\"\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 2.75\"\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 0.5 lb\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Parson's Nose Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51046178750683,"sku":"MISC-1450","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2152\/8283\/files\/6C95AAB8-B727-4484-9FDC-A7F5BB4744E3.jpg?v=1793902636","url":"https:\/\/www.theparsonsnoseantiques.com\/products\/an-antique-chinese-hand-painted-ceramic-cricket-box","provider":"The Parsons Nose Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}