They are probably the most valuable cabbage and radish in Chinese history. They are so vivid that sometimes one can not tell them from the real ones. Not to mention their age, actually, they are more than 200 years old.

It is hard to believe that they are ivory carvings as one could not find the original grain and color of ivory, but a luster which lends an appearance of transparency for the two objects. Due to the luster, most people mistake them for jade carvings.

The natural color, the clear grains, the vivid cricket…They were picked from the vegetable garden just now? They are so delicious that even cricket could not resist their attraction. Please do not disturb them, look at their postures, they are ready to fly away whenever the danger occurs.

However, the history of the two objects is still a mystery. No one knows who made them or where they came from. Unfortunately, the craftsmanship of dyeing has been lost. Researchers have tried to dye ivory but the color faded gradually eventually.

Luckily enough, we can appreciate them in Henan Museum, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.