Vase with crickets, Republic period (1912–49), Hongxian mark and period (1915–16), China, Porcelain painted with colored enamels

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Vase with crickets, Republic period (1912–49), Hongxian mark and period (1915–16), China, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 4 in. ( cm), Ceramics, Crickets, which have long been kept as pets in China, are symbols of happiness (xi) and auspiciousness (xi) in part because one name for these insects is xishuai and the initial character, xi, serves as a homonym for both words

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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