Chinese Antique Porcelain Cricket Box with Gold Painted Text and Decoration watercolor on paper The handwritten text below the

The handwritten text below the drawing is a (translated) excerpt from a verse of "Auld Lang Syne" a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788:

There is a bit of white paint spattered on the top edge of the frame--minor and not visible when hung on the wall

I believe) itself measures 4”x 6”

I know this was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston

to create and improve the spaces around them

Chinese Antique Porcelain Cricket Box with Gold Painted Text and Decoration watercolor on paper The handwritten text below theWhen I purchased this piece, it was, understandably, marked as an incense box (and I think has been, and is perfectly suited to use as such), but it was originally created (in the second half of the 19th century I believe) to house a cricket, a symbol of vitality and prosperity in China, and kept near in boxes like this so to enjoy their chirping. This one, glazed a deep orange with hand painted gold decoration, features leaves grasses on the top and