Lot Essay
Compare a closely related hongmu birdcage, sold in these rooms, 24-25 March 2011, lot 1355.
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Property from a Private American Collection
TWO BAMBOO BIRDCAGES
Details
TWO BAMBOO BIRDCAGES
Each finely constructed of thin strips of bamboo joined by wider sections forming the square frame, fitted with a gilt-metal hanger,with birdfeeders and fixtures
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high, 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) square and 8 5/8 in. (21.6 cm.) high, 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) square (2)
Each finely constructed of thin strips of bamboo joined by wider sections forming the square frame, fitted with a gilt-metal hanger,with birdfeeders and fixtures
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high, 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) square and 8 5/8 in. (21.6 cm.) high, 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) square (2)
Provenance
Acquired in Shanghai between 1974-5, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.
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