Antique Chinese Cricket Cage w/ Twin Compartments Window 4" Tsubo the first patriarch of Zen

the first patriarch of Zen who came from India to China around the 1st Century CE

with exception of limited past signs of use and some minor restoration

It is from a very high resolution scan of the original print in our collection taken on a state of the art flat bed scanner

1/2" white border has been trimmed

This chest was made in the mid Meiji era (c

Antique Chinese Cricket Cage w/ Twin Compartments Window 4" Tsubo the first patriarch of ZenThis 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 = 4" (10cm) Width = 1. 5" (4cm) Height = 3" (7. 5cm)