Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Wooden Vase
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A Chinese hexagonal shaped wooden vase Mother of pearl inlay, central panel depicting lady playing a lute, sides with bird on cherry blossom branch and four character decorations, metal fixtures to corners, height 28 cm
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.
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Chinese ceramics, item type
- panels and plaques 432
- vases, other 2,540
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