{"product_id":"mother-of-pearl-octagon-jewelry-box-butterfly-and-peony-with-pattern-자개-호접-목단문-팔각-보석함","title":"Mother of Pearl Octagonal Jewelry Box: Butterfly and Peony Motif on Abalone","description":"\u003cp\u003eLacquer wares inlaid with butterfly and peony pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22.5*8 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Najeon Art (나전공예)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNajeon Chilgi, the wooden lacquerware inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl, is truly a cultural asset of Korea. The art of Najeon Chilgi is used to make items from jewelry boxes to chests, dressers and desks.The two main materials used in making Najeon Chilgi are the lacquer coating and mother-of-pearl. Korean mother-of-pearl made from the shining, unchangeable beauty of pearl oyster or abalone, is considered to be the jewel of the Orient.Traditional technique is a complicated and painstaking process consisting of more than twenty steps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe manufacturing can be roughly divided into several processes;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epasting hemp cloth on the surface of the wooden frame,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoating the surface with natural lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espraying powdered ox bone on the surface,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einlaying the patterned mother-of-pearl on the pitch black background.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand then repetition of lacquering and polishing. It takes 3~6 months to complete a product.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mother of Pearls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47864582439143,"sku":null,"price":396.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0100\/1191\/files\/FullSizeRender_66d2331b-b586-4344-9123-131314561507.jpg?v=1695165300","url":"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/products\/mother-of-pearl-octagon-jewelry-box-butterfly-and-peony-with-pattern-%ec%9e%90%ea%b0%9c-%ed%98%b8%ec%a0%91-%eb%aa%a9%eb%8b%a8%eb%ac%b8-%ed%8c%94%ea%b0%81-%eb%b3%b4%ec%84%9d%ed%95%a8","provider":"ArtinKo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}