mother-of-pearl inlay; lacquerware inlaid with shell
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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mother-of-pearl inlay; the art or technique of inlaying lacquerware with iridescent shell
literary‘螺钿’是标准写法，‘螺填’是较罕见的异体字或旧写法，现在主要使用‘螺钿’。这是一种中国传统工艺，常用于制作屏风、家具、首饰盒、乐器（如琵琶）等。
Zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
dǒng董
shǒu首
shì饰
hé盒
shàng上
yǒu有
jīng精
měi美
de的
luó螺
diàn钿
zhuāng装
shì饰
。
This antique jewelry box has exquisite mother-of-pearl inlay.
Tā他
zài在
xué学
xí习
luó螺
diàn钿
zhè这
mén门
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
shǒu手
yì艺
。
He is learning the ancient craft of mother-of-pearl inlay.
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Zhè这
bǎ把
pí琵
pa琶
de的
qín琴
tóu头
shàng上
xiāng镶
qiàn嵌
zhe着
cǎi彩
sè色
de的
luó螺
diàn钿
。
The pipa's pegbox is inlaid with colorful mother-of-pearl.
Luó螺
diàn钿
gōng工
yì艺
zài在
Táng唐
dài代
jiù就
yǐ已
fēi非
cháng常
chéng成
shú熟
。
The mother-of-pearl inlay technique was already highly sophisticated during the Tang Dynasty.
Luó螺
diàn填
shì是
luó螺
diàn钿
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
jiù旧
chēng称
。
‘Luodian’ is an old variant term for ‘luodian’ (mother-of-pearl inlay).