Analytical investigation of the feather decoration technique of a seventeenth to eighteenth century Chinese imperial hanging screen
Abstract Decoration with feathers is a universal phenomenon in human history. Objects decorated with feathers were regarded as fine artworks and hence were enormously prized. In ancient China, dotting a surface with blue kingfisher feathers was a famous, complex and delicate decoration technique cal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Heritage Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00555-8 |