{"product_id":"mother-of-pearl-chest-butterfly-motif-in-red-ground","title":"Mother of Pearl Chest: Butterfly Motif on Red Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003eLacquer wares inlaid with Mother of pearl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNajeon Chilgi, the wooden lacquerware inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl, is truly a cultural asset of Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of Najeon Chilgi is used to make items from jewelry boxes to chests, dressers and desks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two main materials used in making Najeon Chilgi are the lacquer coating and mother-of-pearl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKorean mother-of-pearl made from the shining, unchangeable beauty of pearl oyster or abalone, is considered to be the jewel of the Orient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional technique is a complicated and painstaking process consisting of more than twenty steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manufacturing can be roughly divided into several processes;\u003cbr\u003e1. pasting hemp cloth on the surface of the wooden frame,\u003cbr\u003e2. coating the surface with natural lacquer \u003cbr\u003e3. spraying powdered ox bone on the surface, \u003cbr\u003e4.inlaying the patterned mother-of-pearl on the pitch black background. \u003cbr\u003e5. and then repetition of lacquering and polishing. It takes 3~6 months to complete a product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight- 35.5 cm (13.98 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength- 28cm (11.02 inch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth- 15cm (5.91 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","brand":"Mother of Pearls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50404610801895,"sku":null,"price":654.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0100\/1191\/files\/1C8FAA3D-2FB0-44CE-BFDA-C23A9F14D61E.jpg?v=1729615075","url":"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/products\/mother-of-pearl-chest-butterfly-motif-in-red-ground","provider":"ArtinKo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}