Antique Chinese Copper Cricket Cage w/ Window 2.5" Chawan This bowl measures 4 1/2"

This bowl measures 4 1/2" in diameter by 2" tall with the lid (11

5" in diameter (24 x 11

1937 by the great Japanese artist Koitsu Tsuchiya (1879 to 1949)

This vase was used in a butsudan (Buddhist family shrine) to offer flowers

The method of construction (wooden pin) as well as all the early industrial copper handles with exception of minor signs of past use and a nice warm aged century old patina

Antique Chinese Copper Cricket Cage w/ Window 2.5" Chawan This bowl measures 4 1/2"This is a collectible antique Chinese cricket cage with twin compartments used to house two crickets. Early to mid 20th century. A window allows viewing of the specimen. 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 warm patina and is in fine condition. Length = 2. 5" (6. 5cm) Width = 1. 25" (3cm) Height = 2" (5cm)