Mother of Pearl Arabesque Design Asian Lacquered Wooden Lock and Key Jewelry Trinket Keepsake Treasure Gift Box Case Chest Organizer

Description

This lacquer ware handmade jewelry box is marked by a luxurious design of fully bloomed arabesque blossoms, rhythmic lines and whorls of the vines by the intricate mother of pearl inlaying technique. The use of yellowish mother of pearl pieces to decorate the entire surface of a handicraft has been established as a major feature of the Korean najeon chilgi, or lacquerware inlaid with mother of pearl designs, since the late Joseon (1392-1910) period when it prospered.