{"product_id":"chinese-vintage-blackened-bamboo-birdcage-barrel-vault-dome-perch-feeder","title":"Chinese Hardwood Bamboo Birdcage Famille Jaune Porcelain Pots Carved Fretwork Lid Late Qing 8.5\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eChinese Hardwood Bamboo Birdcage Famille Jaune Porcelain Pots Carved Fretwork Lid Late Qing 8.5 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA refined and well-appointed late Qing to early Republic period Chinese hardwood birdcage of rectangular form, representing a significantly higher tier of craft than typical domestic examples. The frame is constructed in warm-toned hardwood with closely spaced turned bamboo bar panels on all four sides; the base sits on a shallow hardwood plinth with a carved lingzhi and cloud-scroll slide-out floor panel for cleaning. The lid is a single panel of deeply pierced fretwork-carved hardwood, the design composed of densely interlocking ruyi cloud scrolls radiating from a central carved floral medallion — the carving confident and fully three-dimensional, with good relief depth throughout. Four turned corner posts rise above the lid frame. A horizontal sliding perch bar and carved hardwood climbing element furnish the interior floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe two original food and water pots are present and intact — miniature ovoid jars in the famille jaune (yellow-ground) tradition, each decorated with pink and purple bat-and-cloud or floral scrolls on a vivid yellow enamel ground with blue collar band, mounted through the bars on yellow wire holders at opposite lower corners. Famille jaune fittings of this quality are a strong indicator of a well-made cage intended for a serious collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDimensions: 8.75\"L × 4.5\"W × 8.25\"H (22 × 11 × 21 cm) Weight: 1.2lbs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe keeping of songbirds and crickets was among the most refined pastimes of the Chinese literati and merchant classes, and the quality of a cage — its wood, its carving, and above all its porcelain fittings — was understood as a direct reflection of its owner's cultivation and taste. Famille jaune miniature cage pots are among the most collectible of Chinese miniature ceramics in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCondition: Very good; all bars intact, both porcelain pots present and undamaged. Fretwork lid intact with no losses. Slide-out floor panel present and functional. Age-consistent patina throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA complete and exceptionally well-preserved example of late Qing birdcage craft at its most refined — hardwood construction, deeply carved fretwork lid, and original famille jaune porcelain fittings intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51729112432957,"sku":"22L1849*CS","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/0960670F-C3A5-49CC-8898-014C43179C90_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1779147809","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/chinese-vintage-blackened-bamboo-birdcage-barrel-vault-dome-perch-feeder","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}