THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A ZITAN AND HARDWOOD BIRDCAGE
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A ZITAN AND HARDWOOD BIRDCAGE
LATE QING DYNASTY
Of square section, the thin struts lifting to reveal a double door to one side, the corner struts finely worked as bamboo, all connected by bars that support three perches, three jadeite feeders and further hardstone and wood decorations, all suspended by a gilt-splashed bronze hook set on a bronze disc finely decorated in gilt with a boy riding a buffalo (minor restoration)
7 1/2 x 8 3/4in. (19 x 22cm.)
LATE QING DYNASTY
Of square section, the thin struts lifting to reveal a double door to one side, the corner struts finely worked as bamboo, all connected by bars that support three perches, three jadeite feeders and further hardstone and wood decorations, all suspended by a gilt-splashed bronze hook set on a bronze disc finely decorated in gilt with a boy riding a buffalo (minor restoration)
7 1/2 x 8 3/4in. (19 x 22cm.)