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Ivory bird cage fitting with boats
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1380
Title
Ivory bird cage fitting with boats, pine and willowQing dynasty, 18th century
Short title
Ivory bird cage fitting with boats
Record number
BATEA : 1380
Simple name
fitting
Classified name
fitting; bird cage; Qing; ivory; China; boat; pine; tree; willow; organic; 18th century;
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An ivory bird cage entrance fitting of hollow rectangular shape. The piece is decorated on each side of the opening with a sampam with figures on a river, one under a pine tree and one under a willow tree. The trees meet above the entrance with a cloud and flaming pearl with a 'ming' character in the foliage of the trees. The fitting is pierced at the top and bottom of the entrance to take the bamboo wires of the cage. The decoration continues on the reverse showing the pine and willow tree trunks, the pine trunk in particular shows detailed individual scaling.
Description material
ivory
Description condition
good
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pale cream
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4cm
Description diameter
0.5cm
Description width
6cm
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18th century
Production period
Qing
Production place
China
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