鳥かご, Birdcage, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Black lacquer ground with gold and silver maki-e, dyed wood, and silk netting, Diam. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Lacquer, The cranes, wheels, and flowing poem scripts decorating this birdcage refer to both Wakanoura, an inlet on the Kii Peninsula revered as the “bay of poetry,” and to several famous compositions that celebrate this scenic place
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鳥かご, Birdcage, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Black lacquer ground, gold, silver maki-e, dyed wood, silk netting, Diam, 11 1/4, 28.6 cm, H, 13, 33.7, Lacquer, cranes, wheels, flowing poem, scripts, decorating, birdcage refer, Wakanoura, inlet, Kii Peninsula, revered, bay, poetry, several famous, compositions, celebrate, scenic place
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