{"product_id":"mother-of-pearl-art-panel-vertical-format-whole-shell-with-pine-tree-and-crane-motif","title":"Mother-of-Pearl Art Panel: Vertical Format, Whole Shell with Pine Tree and Crane Motif","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collector who chooses symbols of steadiness rather than spectacle will recognise the tone of this panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Pine stands without haste, and the crane answers with quiet breath.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMade by \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Sang-yoon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, this vertical mother-of-pearl panel sets a pine tree and cranes against a dark ground that steadies the composition and allows iridescence to appear in restrained intervals. As with the other panels in the series, the surface is shaped through a balanced meeting of approaches: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ethinly sliced shell pieces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e are assembled to draw needles, twigs, and feather lines with disciplined precision, while \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003elarger shell pieces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—kept close to their natural contour—are placed where form needs presence, most notably in the cranes’ bodies and selected passages of the trunk. This creates a gentle relief: depth that does not protrude, but becomes legible as light moves across the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe scene is composed with deliberate calm. One crane lifts into the open space above, while two remain poised on the pine—motion held in suspension, stillness made attentive. The pine’s diagonal sweep anchors the vertical field, and the shell’s cooler notes—silvers, pale greens, faint violets—glide in and out of view rather than insisting on constant brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn Korean visual culture, the pine is a long-standing emblem of endurance and longevity, prized for remaining green through winter. The crane, likewise, carries associations of longevity and a kind of purified grace; together the two motifs form a paired wish for a life lived with steadiness and time. The symbolism here is not declared as promise, but held as atmosphere—an image of continuity, quietly maintained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFramed in warm wood with a linen mount, the panel reads as a composed presence on the wall. In lower light it settles into silhouette and line; under stronger light the shell briefly opens, then returns to shadow, as though the surface were breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight- 59cm (23.23 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth- 31cm (12.2 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth- 4cm (1.57 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Links\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/blogs\/korean-culture\/about-mother-of-pearl-art\"\u003eAbout Mother of Pearl Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mother of Pearls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50169272533223,"sku":null,"price":429.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0100\/1191\/files\/DB8AA445-E62F-4A01-98D5-709C32B6828B.jpg?v=1772574177","url":"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/en-gb\/products\/mother-of-pearl-art-panel-vertical-format-whole-shell-with-pine-tree-and-crane-motif","provider":"ArtinKo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}