- Dishes & Plates[7]
- Table Lamps & Reading Lamps[3]
- Pottery & Enamel[4]
- Gift Sets[5]
- Makeup Mirror[5]
- Other Gifts & Crafts[7]
- Pen Holders[1]
- Wood Crafts[3]
- Paper Crafts[7]
- Garden Ornaments[7]
- Contact Person : Mr. Qi Patrick
- Company Name : Beijing Sanyata Craftworks Co., Ltd.
- Tel : 86-10-85778080-8005
- Fax : 86-10-85777552
- Address : Beijing,Beijing,RM1103 of 365 Hotel, GanLuYuan22#, Chaoyang District, Beijing China
- Country/Region : China
- Zip : 100025
Mother of Pearl Handcrafted Lady Mirror
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Main Features:
- Small stuff, big meaning
- Finest lady cosmetic mirror
- Novelty design
- Pattern on the product is made of mother of pearl
- Main body is best alloy
- Folk handicraft
- Lucky sign: shell means fortune
- An individual gift box
- High quality, reasonable price
- Small weight ecnomic for delivery
Origin
Mother of pearl craftwork was originated from China West Zhou Dynasty. Up to now, it is over 3000 years history. This kind of mother of pearl inlay craftwork prevailed in Ming Dynasty 400 years ago. The core of mother of pearl inlay is that some craftworks are inlaid with mother of pearl and the surface looks very shining and beautiful. Mother of pearl is one kind of best shells. To make a shell into a thin shell sheet is a complicated and labor-cost process.
Material
As mentioned above, the shells used for mother of pearl inlay are abalone shell and pearl shells, the best shells in the world. The shells with an age of 5-30 years are imported from Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Philippines. Mother of pearl inlay requires very strictly sourcing the material. High quality shell have 4 features: 1) thick and solid 2) color 3) long period of growth 4) no pollution. The shells used for mother of pearl inlay craftworks are full of these features.
Making process
Beginning with peeling the skin of a raw shell, the making process includes peeling, cutting, milling, dying and polishing and totally over 30 working processes. The most impressive feature is, a mother of pearl handicraft is made by hands.
Implied meaning
In ancient times, shell was used for circular currency to exchange commodity. In China, shell represented fortune and value and it had been inherited from then on. A quite number of Chinese characters are make up of shell. To own a shell product means possessing fortune. In a word, shell represents not only fortune but also culture.
Mother of Pearl Handcrafted Lady Mirror
