How to pronounce mother-of-pearl

Pronunciation of mother of pearl: [? Rudion? ]

Basic explanation:

(Name) A handicraft, in which snail shells or shells are embedded on the surface of lacquerware, hardwood furniture or carved objects to make patterns and figures with natural colors and luster.

Mother-of-pearl is also called Luodian, snail filling, cymbal setting, clam trapping, snail, snail, snail and so on. Mother-of-pearl is a unique traditional art treasure in China.

The so-called mother-of-pearl, refers to the general name of the decorative technology that uses snail shells and seashells (mainly luminous shells, also known as luminous snails) to make thin slices of figures, flowers, birds, geometric figures or words, and embed them on the surface of objects according to the needs of the picture.

According to the annotation of Ci Hai, the word "cymbal" of mother-of-pearl means inlaid decoration.

As mother-of-pearl is a natural thing with beautiful appearance and very strong visual effect, it is also the most common traditional decorative art, which is widely used in lacquerware, furniture, musical instruments, screens, boxes, pots and pans, wood carvings and related handicrafts.

Uses of mother-of-pearl:

Mother-of-pearl is generally used in precious hardwood furniture, such as mahogany, Huang Huali and mahogany. Among them, mahogany is the majority. However, mother-of-pearl in Soviet-style furniture is rarely used alone, and it is often mixed with other inlays, such as jade, ivory, colored stone, coral and so on. This is what people usually call "treasure mosaic".

Treasure inlay was created by Zhouyi in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, and is called "Zhou system" in history. He made landscapes, figures, terraces, flowers, birds and animals by carving, engraving, embedding and other techniques, just like an authentic embroidery, which is very beautiful.

However, Cantonese furniture attaches great importance to mother-of-pearl technology, from benches and chairs to beds and cupboards, most of them are covered with cymbals, which makes their colors more magnificent, wonderful and elegant, and has a unique folk flavor, thus becoming a major feature of Cantonese furniture.