Painting of Exotic Caged Birds
An attractive painting on paper (probably taken from a screen) depicting various exotic birds naturalistically painted, in a large elaborate cage perched and flying amongst pine branches including partridge, kingfisher, woodpecker and Japanese paradise flycatcher, beneath stylised gold clouds, mounted within a wood frame.
Unsigned
Height: 101cm, width: 141cm
Edo Period, circa 1780
£9,500
The repurposing of screen paintings into framed works became increasingly common during the late Edo and Meiji periods as Western framing techniques became more prevalent and as older screens were repurposed to meet changing tastes and display methods.
