#mother of pearl inlay

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Miguel González and Juan González (Spanish/New Spain, S.XVII - c.XVIII) Saint John the Evangelist, ca.1650-1750 Soumaya Museum

[tanuki-kimono]

印籠 (inrô) pill box/nested boxes, handy chart by fantastic Edo-lover Nadeshico Rin.

Inrô were first used during Sengoku period by men to carry their personal seals (印鑑 inkan) and thick red ink (朱肉 shuniku). It was then used to carry medecines (薬 kusuri), such as pills (丸薬 ganyaku), powders (散薬 sanyaku), or decoctions (煎じ薬 senjigusuri). Slowy people also added any small trinkets which could fit in.

First carried by samurai class, it then spread to chônin commoners in the Edo period. Many shapes existed, and inrô boxes could be made from many materials depending of their owners’ fortune, from paper to precious ivory. Often beautifully decorated, their designs could include raden (mother of pearl inlays), or makie (gold powder).

On the right, you can see the different part of an inrô:

根付 (netsuke) carved toggle (sometimes very intricated miniature sculptures), slipped into the obi belt

紐 (himo) cord, holding everything together

緒締 (ojime) string-fastener bead, could be made from precious coral or as decorated as netsuke

飾結び (kazari musubi) ornamental knot​, at the bottom

紐通し孔 (himodôshiana) lacing hole, to thread the cord into the boxes

蓋鬘 (futakazura) top piece, lid of the box

段 (-dan) row of boxes, ex. 一段 (ichidan) first row

Main types of inrô shapes existed, with of without visible lacing holes (紐通し付き himodôshi tsuki = visible / ��し紐通し kakushi himodôshi = hidden). Rin details following styles on the left:

杏仁形 (kyônin gata) apricot seed shaped

楕円形 (daen gata) ellipse​ shaped

胴張形 (dôbari gata) hull shaped

丸角長方形 (marusumi chôhôkei) rounded rectangle shaped

長方形 (chôhôkei) rectangle shaped

角切形 (sumikiri gata) cut-corners shaped

[probablyevilrpgideas]

I'm gonna start sharing this kind of stuff here for anyone else who would want to know how things were made pre-industrially for their settings.

holy shit is this gorgeous.

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

chinese craftsmanship 螺钿luodian/mother-of-pearl inlay

chinese mamianqun fashion inspired by 螺钿luodian

[denismilovanovworkshop]

Raleigh Bedroom Wallpaper

[dozydawn]

[zabchan]

Even after catching herself being weird she is still beaming at him omg <3

[skylarkspinner]

man..... There's an antique sewing machine I'm looking at right now & tempted to heavily lowball the seller on because it's one of my unicorns, just to see what happens. but I really don't need another sewing machine...

[junebugjo]

Was tasked with creating a character based on an object for class and I chose this lacquer tray with mother-of-pearl inlay from the Ming Dynasty

[old-powwow-days]

Zuni Snake Dancer Earrings by Leo Poblano

[aahsoka]

very proud of this

[tanuki-kimono]

Springy outfit, pairing a fresh blue green kimono with takarazukushi (assorted treasures) some with raden (abalone mother of pearl) inlays, and a lovely tsujigahana (shibori flowers) obi

[ubsteels]

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[gesray]

[tatterdemallionsails]

🤯🤯🤯

That is an INSANE amount of cutting, polishing and inlay work! How have I not heard of Frederick Marriott before this?

The Faithful Knight in Equal Field Subdues His Faithless Foe by Frederick Marriott (c. 1910)

[dozydawn]