Chinese Hardwood Bamboo Birdcage Famille Jaune Porcelain Pots Carved Fretwork Lid Late Qing 8.5" Misedansu Weight: 7lbs 3oz

Weight: 7lbs 3oz

The various sized drawers were custom made to hold various tools of ones trade

There are four lock plates but the locks have over time become inoperable and no key is necessary and no risk of getting locked out

represents courage and forward motion — a traditional emblem of the samurai — while the spider

It is a well-known Shino tea bowl with crosshatch markings

Chinese Hardwood Bamboo Birdcage Famille Jaune Porcelain Pots Carved Fretwork Lid Late Qing 8.5" Misedansu Weight: 7lbs 3ozChinese Hardwood Bamboo Birdcage Famille Jaune Porcelain Pots Carved Fretwork Lid Late Qing 8. 5 Inches A 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