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A LACQUER AND BAMBOO BIRDCAGE
edo period (19th century)
Constructed in two parts, the lower section, which is lacquered in nashiji, with three recessed panels of landscapes in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with accents of okibirame, e-nashiji, roiro and inlaid silver (the moon), and the upper section with slender cylindrical bars of bamboo fitted with cloth netting across the top, four of the bars replaced; mounted with a Chinese porcelain bird feeder and small side metal fittings for attached cords; interior of lower basin red lacquer, the deep, recessed base roiro and nashiji--14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) high, 10 7/8in. (27.6cm.) diameter
edo period (19th century)
Constructed in two parts, the lower section, which is lacquered in nashiji, with three recessed panels of landscapes in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with accents of okibirame, e-nashiji, roiro and inlaid silver (the moon), and the upper section with slender cylindrical bars of bamboo fitted with cloth netting across the top, four of the bars replaced; mounted with a Chinese porcelain bird feeder and small side metal fittings for attached cords; interior of lower basin red lacquer, the deep, recessed base roiro and nashiji--14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) high, 10 7/8in. (27.6cm.) diameter