{"product_id":"mother-of-pearl-art-panel-whole-shell-with-carp-motif","title":"Mother-of-Pearl Art Panel: Whole Shell with Carp Motif","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collector who is drawn to quiet strength—held, not performed—will understand this panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Two carp cut through dark water, and the surface remembers their passing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Kim Sang-yoon, this mother-of-pearl panel centres on carp rendered with a restrained sense of mass and motion. As with the other works in the series, the surface is shaped through a balanced meeting of approaches: thinly sliced shell pieces are used to articulate the spray, water lines, and plant forms with controlled precision, while larger shell pieces—kept close to their natural contour—give the carp their rounded bodies and a quiet lift from the dark ground. The relief is gentle rather than dramatic, becoming most legible as light shifts and the shell briefly opens, then settles back into shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is built on upward movement. One carp rises through the current while the other turns below, their trajectories linked by a diagonal stream of foam and droplets. The plants at the lower edge function as a counterweight—stillness placed against momentum—so the scene feels poised rather than hectic. Colour appears in measured flashes: cool greys, pale greens, warmer notes along fin and scale, never constant, always dependent on the day’s light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Korean visual culture, carp motifs are often associated with success gained through perseverance—an image of progress, elevation, and fortune earned by effort. Here, that symbolism is carried without insistence. The fish are not allegory shouted; they are presence—steady bodies moving against resistance, suggesting resilience as a lived rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed in warm wood with a linen mount, the panel holds its own atmosphere. It does not “brighten a room”; it changes with it—quiet in low light, briefly luminous under stronger light, then composed again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight- 39cm (15.35 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth- 32cm (12.59 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth- 4.3cm (1.69 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\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"Mother of Pearl Art Panel Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/collections\/mother-of-pearl-art-panels\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMother of Pearl Art Panel Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mother of Pearls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50010492240103,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0100\/1191\/files\/63B8C1ED-FC16-4FDA-8E88-343D87D4D290.jpg?v=1721946931","url":"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/fr-gb\/products\/mother-of-pearl-art-panel-whole-shell-with-carp-motif","provider":"ArtinKo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}