Winter Cricket Cage

waisted gourd with a rounded bottom, used as a cricket carrier or cage; the bulging lid is made out of horn, decorated with two dragons in a swirling cloud pattern; lip of the lid and rim of the gourd are both made of hungmu; the body of the gourd is decorated with a tree, rocky outcrop and mountains using the huo hua (firepainting) techinque; the gourd contains a heavy clay base inside