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Item name: Mother of pearl  Ten Symbols Of Longevity jewelly box 

Materal: Mother of pearl, wood

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Meaning Of Ten Symbols Of Longevity

Longevity has been studied since ancient times in Asian and Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt and Korea.

These are ancient cultures of the world and every culture in has made its own contributions to the subject of longevity.

 All these countries have symbolized and characterized longevity using their own theories and have developed these theories further as time went by.

In spite of having so many explanations from thousands of years, it has not yet been completely understood as to

why some people die early and why some live longer. People have tried to explain longevity using several symbols

for their own interpretation. Explorers and travelers who have visited various countries have studied the subject

of longevity in different cultures and have consolidated the information they have obtained from different places related to longevity.

There are ten most popular symbols that have been used in history to explain longevity.

They are rocks, pine trees, deer, cranes, turtles, clouds, fungus, bamboos, rocks and cranes.

These symbols were mainly used in Korea. These were typically depicted in the form of paintings

and statues so that people understood the meaning of it. Why were this specific symbols used is

still a mystery even for the people of Korea. Some of the possible explanations could be that

these symbols indicated several things that were needed for longevity like fitness, fun,

increased vitality, inner peace, good health and longevity itself. One of the symbol definitely

indicated longevity and it was perhaps the turtle because turtles and tortoises are the only ones

in nature that can live for hundreds of years and therefore, are the best symbols of longevity.

This item was designed by Najeon Chilgi master craftsman MR yoo joongki

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.

The manufacturing can be roughly divided into several processes; pasting hemp cloth on the surface

of the wooden frame; coating the surface with natural lacquer; spraying powdered ox bone on the surface;

inlaying the patterned mother-of-pearl on the pitch black background; and then repetition of lacquering

and polishing. It takes 3~6 months to complete a product.

The art of Najeon Chilgi dates back to the Nakrang period.

According to research, Najeon Chilgi already prevailed in the period of Shilla(7~10AD).

Then the government operated a workshop system to make Najeon Chilgi products in the reign of

King Munjong in Koryo(11AD). The Najeon Chilgi made there were presented to foreign Kings and envoys.

Art pieces of Najeon Chilgi are kept in museums of Japan, Germany, U.S.A, England, Netherlands and

many other countries all over the world. The varnishing with lacquer is the strongest among varnishes,

which makes life of these pieces permanent.