{"product_id":"kingfisher-feather-beads-silver-ovals-with-turquoise-feathers-25x15mm-damaged-on-one-side-sold-individually","title":"Kingfisher Feather Beads, Silver Ovals with Turquoise Feathers,  25x15mm, Damaged on One Side, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are priced and sold individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery rare antique silver oval beads are marked with silver bands like pointy melons. Between these bands kingfisher feathers cover the bead from end to end. These beads are the same as those found at ASO-249, except that due to having missing parts of feathers or extensive discoloration \u003cstrong\u003eon one side only\u003c\/strong\u003e they are deeply discounted. Photos show the bad sides. To see what the good sides look like see ASO-249\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile other Chinese art forms gained fame worldwide, kingfisher jewelry was little known outside of China. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe technique, known as Tuia-tsui or Diancui, has been used on hairpins, headdresses, fans, and beads for over 1000 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt involved collecting and carefully cutting tiny kingfisher feathers to the desired shapes and adhering them to the metal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKingfisher feather beads are even more rare than hair pins because they were made for a shorter period of time in the final days of this art form, which ended during the Chinese Communist Revolution. The last workshop specializing in Tian-tsui closed in 1933. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67609997443381,"sku":"ASO-251","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ASO-251Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1790888193","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/kingfisher-feather-beads-silver-ovals-with-turquoise-feathers-25x15mm-damaged-on-one-side-sold-individually","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}