AN EXQUISITE KINGFISHER FEATHER AND PEARL HEADPIECE18th centuryRichly embellished in kingfisher's feathers, semi-precious stones, apple-green jadeite and pearls, depicting two butterflies flying amidst auspicious fruits of abundance, box.21.8cm (8 5/8in) long (2).Provenance: 十八世紀 銅鍍金嵌寶翠玉蝴蝶點翠條Highly ornate headpieces of this type were often part of headdresses,dianzi, worn with ritual clothes by Court ladies on ceremonial occasions.pare to a headdress decorated with gilt-copper filigrees and kingfisher feather, inlaid with pearls and gems in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated inTheplete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Treasures of Imperial Court, Hong Kong, 2004, p.72, pl.64.此器長條形，底作點翠，上嵌米珠、翠玉、粉碧璽。清代滿族婦女著禮服袍掛時，頭戴以銀絲或銅絲為骨架，襯以編網或絲綢、絨布內胎，外加點翠穿珠等裝飾的禮冠，名為鈿或鈿子。鈿子上各式珠寶飾件稱為鈿花，依其位置、形狀，又有面簪、結子、鈿口、翠條等不同名稱。清宮舊藏一件銅鍍金累絲點翠嵌珠寶鳳鈿子，著錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：宮廷珍寶》，香港，2004年，頁72，圖版64。