Jewelry Box, Mother of Pearl, Najeon Chilgi, Lacquered,Handmade

This BUY is for a Jewelry Box, Mother of Pearl, Najeon Chilgi, Lacquered, Handmade and it is large, the size is 22cm X 14,5cm X 10,5cm. They are usually smaller than this and highly sought after. Lacquer wares inlaid with Mother of pearl Najeon 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.