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Source Description
Walking small birds in bamboo cages furnished with precious porcelain feeders is a traditional leisure time pursuit of elderly men in China.
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Document identity
localId
135020
label
Bird feeder
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
135020
contentType
object
title
Bird feeder
description
Walking small birds in bamboo cages furnished with precious porcelain feeders is a traditional leisure time pursuit of elderly men in China.
date
960–1279
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80027864
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
cul
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
accession
1957.7
Source extras
tec
Glazed reddish-brown stoneware, Guan ware
tombstone
Bird feeder, 960–1279. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Glazed reddish-brown stoneware, Guan ware; diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1957.70
collection
China - Song Dynasty
citations
citation
Beurdeley, Michel. T<em>he Chinese Collector Through the Centuries, from the Han to the 20th Century</em>. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle Co, 1966.
page_number
no. 1221, p. 247
citation
Kleinhenz, Henry J. “Porcelains for Imperial Use: The Sung Dynasty.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 4 (April 1978): 135–150.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 145; Reproduced: p. 148, fig. 14, a
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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2026-05-29 06:54:12.849000
sourceId
135020
dept
Chinese Art
coll
China - Song Dynasty
med
Glazed reddish-brown stoneware, Guan ware
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