Cricket Container, late 17th century, 6 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( x cm), Gourd with heat-incised decoration, ivory and tortoise-shell, China, 17th century, The Chinese have long enjoyed the sound of crickets. During the Tang dynasty (618-907), people began keeping crickets in their homes, and by the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), it had become a scholarly pastime. By the eighteenth century, many writings existed describing the different varieties of crickets and their care

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