Shanghai Stationary Feathers of Fei Cui

Shanghai Stationary “Feathers of Fei Cui”

The Kingfisher is a bird which lives in Europe as well as in Asia. The beloved and treasured bird symbolizes beauty and married loved, probably beause they are often found in pairs.

Maybe that is why hairdecoration pieces for brides were made from the kingfisher feather work. The feathers were cut into small sections of the required shape and size and these were glued onto a metal ground. A wide variety of shapes, both abstract and natural, were created in this technique.

Some of the sorts have more greenish bright feathers on the wings, which resemblances Fei Cui, a expression of green jadeit in mandarin.
Jadeit is a very hard mineral, used as gemstone and tool, even since stone ages.

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