Vase with crickets, Republic period (1912–49), Hongxian mark and period (1915–16), China, Porcelain, H. 4 in. ( cm), Ceramic

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