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Silver diadem covered with kingfisher feathers
Asia
China
Width : 2 1/2 inch
Height : 8 1/5 inch
Depth : 4 inch
Spectacular silver diadem covered with kingfisher feathers inlays. Thee symbolic child figures with painted bone faces behind images of flowers and vases. The art of Tian-Tsui (dotting with kingfisher feathers) is very old in China.