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清乾隆/嘉慶 木邊框點翠山水圖屏
Provenance: an English private collection
來源: 英國私人收藏
The use of the prized kingfisher feathers in appliqué technique reached its peak in the 18th century, with the majority of workshops specialising in utilising the feathers for decoration and in carving the precious zitan wood, located in Guangzhou. Such works were commissioned by the Qing Court and made as Imperial tribute.
Compare with a pair of related screens with kingfisher feather decoration, Qianlong, in the Shengyang Palace Museum, and a further panel in the Forbidden City, illustrated by B.Jackson, Kingfisher Blue: Treasures of an Ancient Chinese Art, Toronto, 2001, pp.30-31 and p.186. See also three other screens decorated with kingfisher feathers, mid-Qing dynasty, made in Guangzhou as Imperial tribute, illustrated by Hu Desheng, Ming Qing Gu Gongting Jia Zhu Da Guan, vol.1, Beijing, 2006, nos.388, 394 and 396.
Compare with a related zitan-framed kingfisher-feather-inlaid 'landscape' panel, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 189.