Mother-of-Pearl and Fine Wood Inlay

A close-up of a furniture surface. Dark wood is inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory-colored bone fragments, and light wood strips, forming intricate star and geometric borders. The units are small, measured in centimeters. Used on low tables, chests, and door panels, the area is not large but the density is extremely high. Avoid: enlarging the inlay into a crude pattern, using printed veneer to imitate it, covering all surfaces of the entire room with inlay, mixing in realistic human and animal figures.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一件家具的表面近景。深色木材上嵌著珠貝、象牙色的骨片與淺色木條,組成細密的星形與幾何邊框,單元小到以公分計。用在矮几、箱櫃與門板上,面積不大但密度極高。避免:把鑲嵌放大成粗獷的圖案、使用印刷貼皮模仿、讓鑲嵌鋪滿整個房間的所有表面、混入寫實的人物與動物圖案。