This lacquer ware wooden music jewelry box is elegantly decorated with design of freely flying cranes representing eternity, and further embellished with fully bloomed arabesque blossoms and rhythmic lines and whorls of the vines wrought by the intricate mother of pearl inlaying technique. The elaborate adornment with the iridescence of mother of pearl designs makes it an impressive item for collection. This music box plays the famous Korean folk song, “Arirang.” “Arirang” is so popular in Korea that it might be called the national folk song. The words have to do with the longing and weary feeling of having been jilted by a lover. Arirang was sung by ordinary people during their hard times to help them overcome fatigue and anguish.

Two small cubic handcrafted wooden jewelry boxes lavishly decorated with mother of pearl designs are connected with each other through two hinges. Each box has two drawers. The mother of pearl design of this jewelry box depicts an image of fully bloomed wild blossoms and butterflies hovering over them. The elaborate adornment with the iridescence of intricate mother of pearl designs makes it a breathtaking piece for storing personal fashion items.

This wooden bird music box is elegantly embellished with mother of pearl design of a pair of cranes delighting in a romantic moment on a pine tree wrought by the intricate mother of pearl inlaying technique. The harmony between the colored Korean mulberry paper and the iridescence of the mother of pearl design makes it a memorable item for any collection. The unique Korean traditional lock and key decorated with Madeup (Korean macrame knots) gives the beautiful panache to this music box. This music box plays the famous Korean folk song, “Arirang.” “Arirang” is so popular in Korea that it might be called the national folk song. The words have to do with the longing and weary feeling of having been jilted by a lover. Arirang was sung by ordinary people during their hard times to help them overcome fatigue and anguish.

This wooden jewelry box depicts a serene image of cranes delighting in an idyllic moment under an old pine tree, a symbol of elevated consciousness and dignified spirit. The harmony between the colored Korean mulberry paper and the iridescence of the mother of pearl design makes it a memorable item for any collection.

This wooden jewelry drawer box depicts a serene image of cranes delighting in an idyllic moment among flowers under the full moon. It is quite remarkable that the artist could depict the scene in such detail without brush nor pen, but only with mother of pearl strips. The harmony between the colored Korean mulberry paper and the iridescence of the mother of pearl design makes it a memorable item for any collection.