{"product_id":"octagonal-ten-symbols-of-longevity-rounded-mother-of-pearl-j-p0000cxp","title":"Octagonal Ten Symbols of Longevity Rounded Mother of Pearl Interior Ottchil Lacquer Black Jewelry Box Yedan Wedding Gift Box, 24 cm (Master Artisan Jang Tae-bok)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eight-sided box, 24 cm across, carrying the full Ten Symbols of Longevity in cut shell on a black ground. Unlike most boxes at this size, the inside is lacquered as carefully as the outside — ottchil right through, rather than a lined or bare interior. The rounded, faceted body meant eight separate panels had to be inlaid and polished to meet cleanly at every edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHeritage \u0026amp; Craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn octagon is an awkward shape to lacquer. Each facet has to be coated, cured, and leveled in turn, and the shell design must run across the joins without a visible break — work that takes considerably longer than the same design on a flat lid. The inlay is set into the lacquer while it is still receptive, then covered, cured, and abraded back by hand until the nacre reappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ten Symbols of Longevity — among them the crane, deer, turtle, pine, and the fungus of immortality — are not ten separate wishes but one wish repeated ten ways: that the recipient should live long and live well. It is the oldest and most explicit of Korea's auspicious motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Lacquered wood with hand-cut natural mother-of-pearl inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotif: Ten Symbols of Longevity (sipjangsaeng)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Black, ottchil-lacquered inside and out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Octagonal with rounded edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: Approx. 24 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Handmade in South Korea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: K-Crafts | Code: KS-P0000CXP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArtist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by Jang Tae-bok, who cuts and sets the mother-of-pearl by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGifting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard Korean gift for a 60th or 70th birthday, and a frequent inclusion in \u003cem\u003eyedan\u003c\/em\u003e wedding exchanges. Because the symbolism reads as a wish for health rather than wealth, it also suits a recovery, a retirement, or a mentor's farewell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- src-ref: 1.나전명품관 \/ P0000CXP | 팔각 십장생 굴림 자개보석함 내부옻칠 검(24센티)(장태복문화재기능인작품) 자개함 악세사리보관함 예단함 --\u003e","brand":"K-Crafts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58192804020384,"sku":"KS-P0000CXP","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5094\/3904\/files\/02_extra_001_ddbedda9-2ef5-4b2b-9d59-ba70e3cf072a.jpg?v=1784610624","url":"https:\/\/www.kcrafts.kr\/products\/octagonal-ten-symbols-of-longevity-rounded-mother-of-pearl-j-p0000cxp","provider":"K-Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}