UH20052 Chinese Cricket Tickler and Case, the case carved entirely of the the granular interior material of a walrus tusk in a long concave cylinder form with flared scroll end type ends with rounded convex end surfaces, each marked with a character the bottom with the character for bottom and the screw end top marked with the character fro top pierced for a cord attachment to the belt, the tickler of a tooled piece of bone or ivory with horsehair tickling bristles, used in the esoteric practice of cricket fighting, the tickler aggravates the cricket into a fighting disposition. Signs of age & wear, slight warping to the case, otherwise fine condition. 9-7/8” Long. 19th Century. $850.
