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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 9977761, member: 13464&quot;]Hi [USER=78465]@Dessert58[/USER] and [USER=301]@komokwa[/USER]</p><p>Unfortunately, yes, a bit that I found out through a little research when I finally identified what I had! I&#039;m SURE that there is more research that could be done...but in a nutshell.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;For 2,000 years, the Chinese have been using the iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds as an inlay for fine art objects and adornment, from hairpins, headdresses and fans to even large panels and screens. The effect is like cloisonné, but on enamel was able to rival the electric blue color. The most expensive, commissioned pieces used as species from Cambodia, so great the demand, that the trade may have been a major contributor to the wealth of the Khmer Empire. Sadly, the demand resulted in the mass slaughter of many species of kingfishers. Kingfisher art came to an end during the Chinese revolution in the 1940&#039;s.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I had considered getting some local blue feathers (from my local sporting goods store) to fill in the little area of my piece that is missing... HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh how wrong I was!</p><p><br /></p><p>The first feathers I found, I brought home &quot;thinking&quot; that they might match! They looked like MASSIVE eagle feathers compared to a single fluke(?) (strand?) of the kingfisher! And the color wasn&#039;t close.</p><p><br /></p><p>I then went to Ebay/Amazon and bought some much finer feathers...expensive - and infact are even called Kingfisher Blue (from a farm) and were about $1 per 4&quot; feather. and although much closer... not even close!</p><p><br /></p><p>And of course, even if they &quot;DID&quot; match, how would I glue them in... no idea what glue they used.</p><p><br /></p><p>So... apparently, that is why I&#039;ve yet to see any repaired objects out there. I&#039;ll probably never run across a reasonable price Kingfisher piece...so this one is treasured!&nbsp; Amazing pieces!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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