Chuyen My village on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for mother-of-pearl inlays. Of all the seven hamlets practice the traditional craft, Chuon Ngo has the oldest pearl inlay history - more than ...

The process of making mother-of-pearl inlay consists of 6 complicated stages including drawing the design, cutting shell into the shape, wood carving, sticking shell into the carved wood, grinding and ...

Witness the artistry of exceptional gold painting and mother-of-pearl inlay as skilled craftsmen transform fabric into stunning works of art. With precision and creativity, they apply intricate ...

For the third program, we will explore Korea’s beautiful Lacquerware with mother-of-pearl inlay art with Eleanor Hyun, Associate Curator for Korean Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This lecture ...

Jukkit Suksawat a Thai artist who has been creating traditional mother-of-pearl inlay for the past 30 years. He is determined to keep this 14th-century tradition alive by doing every step the ...

Raden: The Iridescent Beauty of Mother-of-Pearl Inlay. Raden, ... The use of a special resin adds strength and durability. 17:23. Artificial pigments allow an endless array of color combinations.

We introduce a 12th century lacquerware box with a gently curving form, decorated with a cartwheel design set off by fine gold powder and mother-of-pearl inlay. It is a masterpiece of maki-e ...

Of course, there is plenty of pearl, which Sin sources from jagae (mother of pearl) craft shops around the city. Each jagae hair piece takes him about one week and is painstaking to make. His work ...