A RARE ZITAN-FRAMED KINGFISHER-FEATHER-INLAID 'LANDSCAPE' PANEL18th/19th century Exquisitely decorated with lavish use of turquoise-blue kingfisher feathers reserved on a luxurious velvet ground, depicting rugged mountains surrounding a lake with two large pavilions in the foreground, all amidst pine, bamboo and wutong trees, a full moon hanging in the sky, all set in a skilfully carved zitan frame with cloud scrolls. 89.5cm (35 1/4in) long x 71.5cm (28 1/4in) wide. 十八/十九世紀 紫檀邊框點翠山水圖掛屏 Provenance : a European private collection 來源 ：歐洲私人收藏 This remarkable panel demonstrates the exceptional artistry of the 18th century craftsmen reproducing idyllic landscapes in a variety of materials and in the case of the present lot, utilising the brilliant enduring colours of kingfisher feathers meticulously inlaid within the design. The popularity of the use of the prized feathers in appliqué technique reached its peak in the 18th century, with the majority of workshops specialising in utilising the feathers for decoration and in carving the precious zitan wood, located in Guangzhou. Such works weremissioned by the Qing Court and made as Imperial tribute. pare with a pair of related screens with kingfisher feather decoration, Qianlong, in the Shengyang Palace Museum, and a further panel in the Forbidden City, illustrated by B.Jackson, Kingfisher Blue: Treasures of an Ancient Chinese Art , Berkeley, Toronto, 2001, pp.30-31 and 186. See also three other screens decorated with kingfisher feathers, mid Qing dynasty, made in Guangzhou as Imperial tribute, illustrated by Hu Desheng, Ming Qing Gu Gongting Jia Zhu Da Guan , vol.1, Beijing, 2006, nos.388, 394 and 396. pare with a related pair of zitan -framed kingfisher feather inlaid 'landscape' screens, Qianlong, which were sold at London, 2 November 2021, lot 49.