Raden and Shell Inlay

An Art Deco surface inlaid with mother-of-pearl. On a deep black lacquered base, precisely cut thin mother-of-pearl pieces form a geometric pattern: radiating fan shapes or stepped lines; the mother-of-pearl exhibits an iridescent change in light, from ivory white to pale blue-pink. The edges of the inlay are perfectly flush with the lacquer surface, with no discernible height difference. The area is small, used only on one piece of furniture. Avoid: having the inlaid pattern be organic flowers and birds, using decals to simulate mother-of-pearl, having a height difference between the inlay and the base surface, repeatedly using it on multiple pieces of furniture.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片鑲嵌貝殼的裝飾藝術表面。深黑的髹漆底上,以切割精準的貝母薄片拼出一個幾何圖案:放射的扇形或階梯狀的線條;貝母在光下呈現虹彩般的變化,從象牙白到淡藍粉都有。鑲嵌的邊緣與漆面完全齊平,摸不出高低差。面積不大,只用在一件家具上。避免:讓鑲嵌的圖案是有機的花鳥、使用貼片模擬螺鈿、讓鑲嵌與底面出現高低差、在多件家具上重複使用。