Antique Chinese Qing/Republic Porcelain Cricket House Famille Rose Floral Pine Zhang Mark 2.5" Blade Very intricately made with wide

Very intricately made with wide strips of woven split bamboo

Fretwork lid intact with no losses

The grain of the hongmu panel is rich and close

Some wear on of the gilding helps age the piece and show it's authenticity

the dark copper-gold alloy prized in sword fittings

Antique Chinese Qing/Republic Porcelain Cricket House Famille Rose Floral Pine Zhang Mark 2.5" Blade Very intricately made with wideChinese Porcelain Cricket House Famille Rose Floral Pine Longevity Hall Zhang Mark Late Qing 2. 5 Inches Sold individually. Three were available at time of listing. A delightful and finely made Chinese porcelain cricket house (, xshui fng) of fan sector form, the arched opening on one face allowing the cricket to enter and shelter within. The exterior is decorated in the famille rose palette on a white ground with pink chrysanthemum, blue aster, and